In memory of

Captain

Thomas Patrick Gentles

who died on 17 Oct 1944

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit Loyal Edmonton Regiment
  Rank Captain
  Service number ------
  Date of death 19441017
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  Captain (Loyal Edmonton Regiment) Thomas Patrick Gentles (b.1906) of Regina was KIA 19441017 and is buried at Cesena war cemetery, Forli, Italy. He was the son of Norman and Margaret Helen (Wallace) Gentles who came from Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, to Moose Jaw in 1913. Norman, a lawyer, rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel of the 28th Battalion during World War I. Thomas, a civil service accountant, and his wife Marjory Mary (Carr) and son Robert Ernest were living at Regina when he enlisted there in 1940 (she later moved to Vancouver). Tommy's brother Robert Henry served with the 14th Canadian Hussars, and his son Robert was serving in the Navy when his father was killed.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 161 - Moose Jaw
  Cemetery or memorial location Cesena war cemetery, Forli, Italy    

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  Honour roll location(s) Moose Jaw
  Geo-memorial Gentles Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 59.7333°N / 103.2°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 64M11
  Geo-memorial details North of Phelps Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19060930
  Place of birth Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland    
  Date of enlistment 19400703
  Place of enlistment Regina    
  Residence on enlistment Moose Jaw    
  Occupation civil servant
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