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Thomas served in the Royal Navy, service number 1858, before enlisting in the British Army in the First World War, regimental number 202606, on December 6, 1915.
On September 18, 1942, at 1:52 p.m., Norfolk was sailing unescorted towards Trinidad when she was hit amidships on the starboard side by a torpedo launched from U-175 130 miles (209 km) off the coast. She sank so quickly that the crew did not have time to launch the lifeboats, position 08°36'N/59°20'W. The captain and five crew members lost their lives. The thirteen survivors were rescued by the Spanish cargo ship Indaucha, which landed them in Port of Spain, Trinidad, the following day.
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 131 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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