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    Connor William

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    1. As a side note,,the young man seated to the left in the maternity jacket was a buddy of Thomson's. His name was Lt. Hubert Mason. He was a pilot with 209 Squadron. He left Bertangles at 5;25 pm June 20th, 1918 on an offensive patrol flying a Sopwith Camel serial number D3405. He engaged in combat with enemy aircraft from Jasta 28. He fell west of Cerisy. A combat claim by Ltn. E. Thuy and Lt. K. Christ. He was repatriated to England December 13, 1918.
    2. Tommy and some of his fellow POWs . Photo taken at Kreigsgefangenen lager Camstigall-bei-Pillau, East Prussia. Thomson is seated to the right. PS The uniform he is wearing is the one seen in the post.
    3. I've been collecting WWI American for years and I have several large groups, (letters, photos, uniforms, etc.), but I have been told by some that in the world of English collecting, this group may be unique because of it's depth. One gentleman told me that it is rare to find an RFC or RAF uniform with any paper much less four pounds like with this group. In your opinion is this true?
    4. Thank you very much, it has been a lot of fun researching this man and his service.
    5. Photo of Tommy taken either in France or while training in England. Thomson is on the left.
    6. The letter from Keith Caldwell written June 13, 1918 the day after Thomson was shot down, informing his parents that thier son was missing from patrol.
    7. Steve. I sure do, the group consists of the two tunics and trousers, side cap, visor cap, french kepi from a POW camp, medals, silk tie, photographs, all the letters he sent home from the war, newspaper clippings, Red Cross correspondance, piles of paperwork, Cox and Co. checkbooks, etc. Let me know what you think. I collect American WWI aviation and American Ambulance Field Service groupings and this is the first British group I've ever owned.
    8. The Hun that shot down Tommy posed in his Pfalz airplane. Lt. Josef Johann Schaffer of Jasta 16. Tommy was Schaffer's first victory and he went on to get two more for a total of three confirmed. 12 June, 1918 - SE5a south of Bailleul (Thomson POW) 2 July, 1918 - Bristol F.2b, Zandvoorde (2nd Lt. P.G. Jones KIA, Lt. Traill POW) 10 October, 1918 - R.E.8, West of Ypres Schaffer was shot down and killed in Flanders October 10, 1918 the same day he scored his third victory. Schafffer is buried in Krefeld Cemetery, Germany.
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