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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 28125" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Thomas </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Brian Ewart (Tommy) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Popskis Private Navy (CO) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px">235251</p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Mention in Despatches </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Italy 1945 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>parent unit Royal Engineers (945 Inland Water Transport Company)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 17.6.1923 Woodford,Essex</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Hillcrest High School,Frinton-on-Sea</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commissioned R.E. 1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>joined PPA April 1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>"OC Popskis Private Navy" (Popski)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commanded six R.C.L.craft ferrying jeeps,supplies,casualties and</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>prisoners around river Po and Venice areas</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>promoted Captain</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>worked for an agricultural company</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>worked for Unilever</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>pub manager in Cornwall,Hampshire and Sussex</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired to Godalming,Surrey 1990</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Shirley Mitchell 1951 (3 children)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 3.6.2014</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/b-thomas.20860/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/20/20860-478b405cbc1c8b7f2bef7fe993403701.jpg?1591400886" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/b-thomas.8732/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/8/8732-c28e0437e167428d4aa128a52a8a4d35.jpg?1591389360" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/b-thomas.20951/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/20/20951-a5dc9ec64874bac528228a318ea0f2d9.jpg?1591400910" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/b-thomas-2nd-right-with-pipe.20952/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/20/20952-cb924347b2b301ebbc66cb80bdc6a48d.jpg?1591400910" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
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