Career
He enlisted in the Canadian Forces in 1940 and played football with Camp Borden in 1940. In 1942 he was co-captain of the famed Toronto Royal Canadian Air Force Hurricanes team He scored 51 points in 1942 and was a key player on the champions.
Flight Lieutenant Edward Blake Thompson was reported "missing in action at sea" on April 22, 1943, and was later presumed dead.