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Williams, Thomas Rhys

    Service number:
    C/8903
    Nationality:
    British (1801-present, Kingdom)

    Biography

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Wireless Operator
    Unit:
    m.s. Madoera, Nederlandse Koopvaardij
    Awarded on:
    December 23rd, 1943
    "who, as the 2nd radio operator of the MS "MADOERA", which was hit and badly damaged by a torpedo on February 23, 1943, acted courageously under dangerous circumstances in the conscientious fulfillment of his duty, partly as a result of whose ship could be brought into St. Johns, Newfoundland, preserved."
    Kruis van Verdienste (KV)

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