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MiD - London Gazette number 35284 page 5573
Air Ministry 24th September 1941- His Majesty has been graciously pleased to give orders for the publication of the names of the following who have been mentioned in despatches by Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief: ... T. L. PATTERSON (41316), Missing. ...
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Born in Toronto
Corps of the Royal Canadian Engineers - September 1930
(1st Battalion, possibly a Lieutenant)
In the RAF in August 1937 (Act. P/O on Prob?)
Pupil Pilot, RAF, 29 October 1938;
Appointed RAF P/O on Probation, 29 Nov. 1938
Confirmed as P/O on 29 January 1940
With 274 Sq. in the Western Desert
F/O on 3 September 1940
Flew with "Imshi" Mason in Lybia raiding Italian airfields
Missing in Action near Benghazi, 25 April 1941 in V7763
Possibly collided w/ Me110 flown by O. Lemke of 3/ZG26
His name is on the Alamein War Memorial
Incredibly (although not uncommon for Colonials),
Patterson, with 7 kills to his credit, was not awarded a DFC |
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R.C.A.F. Dead and Missing Officially Set at 1,051
Three Canadians Lost
London, Nov. 26, 1941 - (CP) - Three Canadian members of the Royal Air Force were named in the ninety-fifth casualty list of the R.A.F., issued tonight by the Air Ministry.
Following are the casualties and next-of-kin:
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW BELIEVED KILLED IN ACTION
Patterson, T. L. Flying Officer, believed killed. Born in Toronto, mother Mrs. C. H. Patterson, 236 Hendon Avenue, North Royal, Ont.
The list, which contained 267 names, was made up of the following casualties:
In action: Ten killed, fifty-two presumed, reported and believed killed, five wounded and injured, and one who died of wounds and injuries.
On active service: Sixty-eight killed, twelve reported presumed and believed killed, twenty-four who died, seven who died of wounds and injuries, eight wounded and injured, seventy-five missing and five previously reported missing, now listed as prisoners.
The list also included the names of twenty-six members of the Royal Canadian Air Force which were previously announced in Canada, eleven members of the Royal Australian Air Force, twelve of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and one of the South African Air Force.
Report Body Found
Relatives of Sergeant Observer John Donald Robertson, 22, of the Royal Canadian Air Force, received word today that his body has been found at sea. Robertson, formerly of Billing's Bridge, near Ottawa, was reported believed killed after air operations overseas in an R.C.A.F. casualty list last September.
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PATTERSON. TOM LAWRENCE F/O(P) 41316 - Royal Air Force.
From Toronto, Ontario. Killed In Action April 25, 1941 age 22. #274 Squadron
(Supero). Hurricane aircraft went down during operations. F/O. Patterson
was an ace credited with destroying seven enemy aircraft. Flying Officer
Pilot Patterson is buried at Benghazi, Libya.
from "They
Shall Not Grow Old"
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Victories Include :
9 Dec 1940
14 Dec 1940
16 Dec 1940
21 Dec 1940
26 Jan 1941
25 Apr 1941 |
one CR42
one S79
one S79
two S79s
one S79
two G50s
one G50
one Me110 |
destroyed
destroyed &
probable
destroyed
destroyed
destroyed &
damaged
possible |
Barrani-Sofani area
Bardia
Bardia
Bardia-Sollum area
near Derna
collision w/ O. Lemke
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7 / 1 / 1 plus 1 possibly by collision
Stats from Aces High 2nd Ed. & Aces High Volume 2 - Shores
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