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THOMAS, James Benjamin
Personal Details
Service Number: | 8111 |
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Enlisted: | 16 May 1913 |
Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
Last Unit: | HMAS AE1 (Submarine) |
Born: | St Helens, England, 16 May 1883 |
Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Accidental (Drowned in accidental loss of vessel), St George's Channel, Papua New Guinea, St George's Channel, New Pomerania, Bismarck Archipelago, German New Guinea, 14 September 1914, aged 31 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave (at sea), Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crib Point RAN WW1 Roll of Honour (Panel 1), Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea, Teneriffe Submariners Walk |
Service History
Non Warlike Service
16 May 1913: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman |
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World War 2 Service
16 May 1913: | Enlisted 8111, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) |
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World War 1 Service
14 Sep 1914: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 8111, HMAS AE1 (Submarine) |
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