Thomas, John Wallace

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Date of birth:: 1888 (Newfoundland, Canada)
Date of death:: 1965 (VancouverBritish Columbia, Canada)
Nationality:: Canadian

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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Unit:: RMS Empress of Japan, Canadian Merchant Navy
Awarded on:: January 1st, 1944

For his handling of the ship during an attack by the Luftwaffe off the coast of Ireland on November 9, 1940.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Sources

- London gazette 1st January 1944
- "Hr Le Cou Man in Honours List". Corner Brook Western Star. Newfoundland. July 15, 1944
- veterans revised

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