Tomczak, Marcel Emmett "Micky"

Date of birth:: April 25th, 1920 (Saskatoon/Saskatchewan, Canad)
Date of death:: July 25th, 1943 (Ten Boer, the Netherlands)
Buried on:: Commonwealth War Graves Protestant Cemetery Ten Boer
Grave: 26.
Service number:: J/21899
Nationality:: Canadian

Biography

Marcel (Mickey) was born on April 25 1920 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the son of Max Tomczak (Polish) and Annie Tomczak nee Hall of Saskatoon. They were married on september 25 1915 in Saskatoon. His brothers were John Felix (at the HMSC Niobe, home harbour in Greenock, Scotland), Lloyd George (also in the army overseas) and Robert Hall Tomczak and his sister was Gloria Tomczak.

He was a disciplinarian at an Indian school in Lebret Saskatchewan and member of the Roman Catholic Church. His sports were rugby, tennis, lacrosse, golf, hockey, basketball, swimming, baseball and softball. His hobbies were hunting and collecting stamps.

He served as a Private from July 31 1940 till August 31 1940 with the 2nd Bat. SLD MJ of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of Canada. He enlisted on August 25 1941 then the RCAF in Saskatoon and he went thereafter on October 8 1942 overseas to the UK.

Marcel was killed in action on Sunday July 25 1943 age 23 due to a crash between the Thesingerlaan and Ten Boer before or after an attack on Essen in Germany. The other fallen RCAF crew members were W/O II Clifford J. V. Kettley age 23 in grave 25, F/O Alexander P. McCracken age 21 in grave 26, P/O Michael S. Smyth age 25 in grave 27 and F/Sgt Edward K.E. White age 20 in grave 24. The other fallen RAF crew member was Sgt Albert J. Wood in grave 26. The other RCAF crew member F/Lt Alexander J. Sochowski survived the crash and he became then a prisoner of war and he also survived the war.

On his headstone: IN LOVING MEMORY OF HIM WHO DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE

An information sign is since 2021 near the crash site with information about the crash.

He served with the 405 Sqdn Royal Canadian Air Force.

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