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THOMAS, James Benjamin

Service Number:	8111
Enlisted:	16 May 1913
Last Rank:	Able Seaman
Last Unit:	HMAS AE1 (Submarine)
Born:	St Helens, England, 16 May 1883
Home Town:	Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Accidental (Drowned in accidental loss of vessel), St George's Channel, Papua New Guinea, St George's Channel, New Pomerania, Bismarck Archipelago, German New Guinea, 14 September 1914, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave (at sea), Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crib Point RAN WW1 Roll of Honour (Panel 1), Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea, Teneriffe Submariners Walk

Non Warlike Service

16 May 1913:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman

World War 2 Service

16 May 1913:	Enlisted 8111, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot)

World War 1 Service

14 Sep 1914:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 8111, HMAS AE1 (Submarine)

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