Roll of Honour

Roll of Honour

Thompson, John Robert

Rank: Officer Cadet

Regiment: Royal Air Force

Biography: Son of R. W. Thompson, Ipswich ; born Ipswich, 3 October 1923 ; educated at Northgate Grammar School. Joining the Royal Air Force in 1941, he attended a Cadets' course at the University. Later on he was sent to Canada to undergo operational training, and met his death there on 6 September 1942.

Date of Death: 6 September 1942

Burial Details: Buried at Calgary (Burnsland) Cemetery, Lot 110. Block 7. Sec. G

Publication: Roll of Remembrance. Published 1952.


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