Thomas Ferguson Wilson Image

Name

Thomas Ferguson Wilson

Born

1917-07-22

Birth Place

Whitechurch, ON

Occupation

Public school teacher and principal.

Died

1944-04-10

Death Place

Bicker, England

Death

His plane, (Lancaster ND 635) crashed during a navigational training flight. At 8000ft plane went into a dive and recovery was not possible and plane hit at a high rate of speed.

Other Residence

Cemetery







Service Record 1


Regimental Number

J/12709

Highest Rank

Flying Officer/Navigator/Bombadier

Conflict

Battalion

Squadron 635

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1941-01-10



Notes

Flying Officer Wilson was the only one recovered and was buried with full military honours on March 20, 1944.




Sources & Links

- Kinloss Township Historians. “Kith and Kin of Kinloss: A history of the settlement of Kinloss Township, Volume 1.” Kinloss Township Historians, 2003. Print.
- Rutledge, Jim. “The Men of Huron: A Book of Honour and Remembrance, 1939-1946.” Goderich: J. Rutledge, 2009.
- Find a Grave