Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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David James Thomas
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: 197451
- Rank: Able Seaman
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: H.M. Submarine G-7
- Unit/Ship: Royal Navy
- Place of Death: Lost at Sea
- Age at Death: 36
- Date of Death: 01.11.1918
- Burial Country:
- Cemetery: Plymouth Naval Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no:
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Address: 7 Hill St, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Caroline Fisher Thomas, Bank Cottage Farm, Burry Port, Carmarthenshire
- Father:
David Price Thomas, Bank Cottage Farm, Burry Port, Carmarthenshire
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Charlotte Bett Thomas, 7 Hill St, Dundee
- Children:
Charlotte, born 09.11.1917
More about David James Thomas
In October 1918 Submarine G-7 was on patrol in the North Sea. Communications were lost on 23rd October and she was declared lost on 1st November. She was the last British Submarine to be lost in WW1.
Information supplied by Gary Thomson
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