In memory of

Flying Officer

Thomas Causon Kewen

who died on 9 Aug 1944

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service RCAF
  Unit No. 409 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
  Rank Flying Officer
  Service number J20896
  Date of death 19440809
  Cause of death died of non-combat causes
Narrative history
  J20896 Flying Officer (No. 409 Nighthawk Squadron RCAF navigator) Thomas Causon Kewen (b.1923) of Saskatoon died 19440809 and is buried at Brookwood military cemetery near London, England. Kewen's Mosquito lost an engine and crashed at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire. He was the son of Joseph, also on active service, and Emily Jane (Causon) Kewen who later moved to Toronto. Thomas was born at Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, and came to Saskatoon as a boy of four. He was a graduate of Princess Alexandra school and Saskatoon Tech and was a student when he enlisted late in 1941.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 344 - Corman Park
  Cemetery or memorial location Brookwood military cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England    

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  Honour roll location(s) ------
  Geo-memorial Kewen Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 58.1833°N / 103.85°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 64L4
  Geo-memorial details West of Wollaston Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19230112
  Place of birth Eastboume, East Sussex, England    
  Date of enlistment 19411003
  Place of enlistment Saskatoon    
  Residence on enlistment Saskatoon    
  Occupation student
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