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1883 Sep 30. born Durham
1891 census at Whickham, Gateshead, Durham, England
1901 census does not have him. I assume he was at sea.
1908 Aug 2. Married Elizabeth Ann Page.
1913 May 15 Incident
1916 Nov 11 Commissioned as Lt in RNR
1919 Aug 8 Returns to commercial shipping
1921 Jun 1. Joined ADRIC with service no 2024. Posted to Q Coy
1922 Jan. Appears to have served until demobilisation of ADRIC
1938 Jul 5. His seaman's card shows he is sailing as a 1st Mate.
1938 Aug 8. His ship is machine gunned off Spain
1940 Jan 9. His seaman's card shows he is sailing as a 1st Mate.
1945 Jul 17. OBE Gazetted. Captain Thomas Richard THOMPSON , Master , S.S.. " Blairclova " (Clydesdale Navigation Company Ltd.)
1945 Nov 10. His wife died in Whitburn
1970 Nov 7. Died Scarborough