Ordinary Seaman Peter Thompson remembered for service in Second World War

Peter Thompson, an Ordinary Seaman with the Royal Canadian Navy, is remembered for his service and sacrifice during the Second World War.

Born May 27, 1923, in Durham, England, Thompson moved to Canada with his family in 1928 and completed his education at Renown, Saskatchewan. Before enlisting, he worked as a clerk with T. M. McEwan Company in Kindersley.

Thompson joined the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve at H.M.C.S. Unicorn in Saskatoon on January 6, 1942. He served as a telegraphist aboard H.M.C. Motor Torpedo Boat 460, part of the 29th Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla, which operated in the English Channel against German Schnellboots, Räumboots, and Minensuchboots.

On July 3, 1944, Thompson was killed when H.M.C. Motor Torpedo Boat 460 struck a mine during operations in the English Channel. He was 21 years old.

Thompson is commemorated at the Halifax Memorial, Nova Scotia. He was the son of John Howie and Ethel Fittis Thompson, brother of Ethel, Betty, and Robert, and half-brother of John, Mary, Annie, and Margaret. His service earned him the 1939–45 Star, Atlantic Star with Clasp, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp, and the War Medal.