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Fl Off John Arthur Thompson

Birth
Mountmellick, County Laois, Ireland
Death
27 Jun 1943 (aged 21–22)
Salerno, Provincia di Salerno, Campania, Italy
Burial
Salerno, Provincia di Salerno, Campania, Italy Add to Map
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Coll. grave V. F. 19-20.
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119571 Flying Officer (Pilot) John Arthur Thompson
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
104 Squadron.
Aged 21.


Son of John William Thompson [d.2 Apr. 1951] and Emily Georgina Thompson [Mar. 1973], of Market Street, Mountmellick, Co. Laois, Ireland, who are buried in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Dunamase, Co. Laois.


For a large part of WW2, 104 squadron was based in Egypt and North Africa. Following the success in the North African campaign, it used bases in Tunisia to attack Axis forces in Southern Europe.
The principal aircraft used by the squadron was The Wellington Bomber, made by Vickers. It normally had a crew of six.


119571 Flying Officer (Pilot) John Arthur Thompson
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
104 Squadron.
Aged 21.


Son of John William Thompson [d.2 Apr. 1951] and Emily Georgina Thompson [Mar. 1973], of Market Street, Mountmellick, Co. Laois, Ireland, who are buried in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Dunamase, Co. Laois.


For a large part of WW2, 104 squadron was based in Egypt and North Africa. Following the success in the North African campaign, it used bases in Tunisia to attack Axis forces in Southern Europe.
The principal aircraft used by the squadron was The Wellington Bomber, made by Vickers. It normally had a crew of six.

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