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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
THOMPSON, Peter, Tel, V11965, RCNVR, MPK - 03 Jul 1944, MTB-460 - Son of John Howie Thompson, and of Ethel F. Thompson, of Kindersley, Saskatchewan.
Telegraphist Peter Thompson of Kindersley was the son of John Howie and Ethel F. (Milne) Thompson. Peter was born at Durham, England, and educated at Renown southwest of Watrous where his family arrived in 1928 (they moved to Kindersley in 1940). His half-brother Jack and half-sister Margaret both served in the Army. Peter was working as a clerk at the T.M. McEwan store at Kindersley when he enlisted on January 06, 1942 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Ships served in: HMCS UNICORN - Enlisted 06 Jan 1942. Commenced Active Service 23 Feb 1942 ML Q093 - Served in Q093 03 Nov 1942 -08 Oct 1943 as a O/Tel, RCNVR MTB-459 Served in MTB-459 25 Jan 1944 - 23 Feb 1944 as an O/Tel, RCNVR MTB-460 - Drafted to MTB-460 24 Feb 1944 as an O/Tel, RCNVR
(PT01) Portrait of O/Tel Peter Thompson (PT02-PT03) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2 (PT04) Report of Death (PT05) Article on the death of Tel Thompson
(PT06-PT07) Letters to Tel Thompson's mother
Second World War Casualty Index
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