Items of Drummer William J. (Big Bill) Thompson – photos and documents

Accession Nos. 2017.39.1-6.b.
14 Items
Items of Drummer William J. (Big Bill) Thompson, 1* Bn, KIA Sicily, Assoro 1. Framed scroll, 17 x13″ in memory – City of Toronto July 22 1943 2. Framed photo of Drummer Thompson, 20°12″ 3. Framed photo, Pipes and Drums, 1s Bn – 1939, 12 x10″
4. Photographs b. Drummers at above with Thompson and Bill Elms, 6″x8″ a. Band playing at High Park London, 6’x8″, Wings for Victory Week c. P&D, Seaforth and 48th _ Cot 1941, 11 ½2×4″ on paperboard (damaged) d. Drummer Bill Thompson playing base drum, 1941. 8’×10″ f. Goodyear float for parade, Toronto, 8’×10° e. Fitness for Freedom – Varsity Arena, Toronto, April 26, 1943, 8″×10″
§ P&D on board ship to England – 1939, 4½”×2 ¾”
5. Newspaper obituary with photo, William Thompson h. D Company, England, Oct. 1941, 28 x7″
6. Letters a. Condolence from DND, 14 Aug. 1943 – HFG Ledson, Major General b. Condolence from Ontario, 9 March 1944, George Drew, Premier

Classification
Assorted
Era
1939 – 1945 (WW 2)
Location of artifact
Tower, Tower Numbered location
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