Earle Hathway Thomas DSC, RN

Birth details unknown

Ranks

Capt.
15 Mar 1925S.Lt.
15 Apr 1926Lt.
15 Apr 1934Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1939Cdr.
31 Dec 1946Capt.


Retired: 7 Jan 1956

Decorations

7 Feb 1941DSC
7 Mar 1944Bar to DSC

Warship Commands listed for Earle Hathway Thomas, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Havelock (H 88)Cdr.Destroyer20 Sep 194018 Oct 1942

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Havelock (H 88)


28 Sep 1940
The British merchant Empire Ocelot is torpedoed and damaged further with gunfire south-west of Rockall in position 54º37'N, 21º30'W by the German submarine U-32. The abandoned vessel sank later in position 54º55'N, 22º06'W. HMS Havelock (Capt. E.B.K. Stevens, DSC, RN) picks up 32 survivors.

27 Nov 1940
HMS Harvester (Lt.Cdr. M. Thornton, RN) and HMS Havelock (Lt.Cdr. E.H. Thomas, RN) both pick up a survivor from the British merchant Glenmoor that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-103 about 167 nautical miles north-west of Sylne Head in position 54º35'N, 14º31'W.

3 Apr 1941
HMS Havelock (Cdr. E.H. Thomas, DSC, RN) picks up 20 survivors from the British tanker British Viscount that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-73 in the North Atlantic, south-south-west of Iceland, in position 58º15'N, 27º30'W.

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