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Thomas, Brian Ewart
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<blockquote data-quote="Craig Robertson" data-source="post: 60280" data-attributes="member: 6852"><p> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Photo</td><td>[ATTACH=full]32019[/ATTACH]</td></tr><tr><td>Full Name</td><td><strong>Brian Ewart Thomas</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Nickname</td><td>Tommy</td></tr><tr><td>Number</td><td>235251</td></tr><tr><td>Rank</td><td>Lieutenant</td></tr><tr><td>Nationality</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Date of Birth</td><td>17.06.1923 Woodford, Essex</td></tr><tr><td>Date of Death</td><td>03.06.2014</td></tr><tr><td>Gravesite</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Father</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mother</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Enlisted</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Military</td><td>parent unit Royal Engineers (945 Inland Water Transport Company)<br /> Popskis Private Navy (CO)<br /> commissioned R.E. 1940<br /> joined PPA April 1945<br /> "OC Popskis Private Navy" (Popski)<br /> commanded six R.C.L.craft ferrying jeeps, supplies, casualties and prisoners around river Po and Venice areas<br /> promoted Captain</td></tr><tr><td>Married</td><td>Shirley Mitchell 1951 (3 children)</td></tr><tr><td>Further Information</td><td>educated Hillcrest High School,Frinton-on-Sea<br /> worked for an agricultural company<br /> worked for Unilever<br /> pub manager in Cornwall,Hampshire and Sussex<br /> retired to Godalming,Surrey 1990</td></tr></table><p></p><p><strong>WEB LINKS:</strong></p><p>Award : <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/thomas-brian-ewart-tommy.27685/" target="_blank">https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/thomas-brian-ewart-tommy.27685/</a></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80014483[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>OBITUARY:</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>IMAGES:</strong></p><p><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> <img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/8/8732-c28e0437e167428d4aa128a52a8a4d35.jpg?1591389360" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <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> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/ppa-awards.6143/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/6/6143-164d1083de2ff4d2a3da09623a6a382e.jpg?1591388684" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/ppa-group-see-note.1294/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1294-c71aa88b2284eb16dfd26c33de39a5d3.jpg?1591383199" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/ppa-in-venice.4430/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/4/4430-75baadcda6373bc2a23ae3bbab9d8997.jpg?1591384029" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/ppa-reunion-1995.4518/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/4/4518-4f76ad88cb4a293c1119bc0fb2e2f7d6.jpg?1591384058" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/ppa-reunion-1995-see-note.1415/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1415-e0193935c8f464a5ee81bcd3419d1304.jpg?1591383239" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/ppn-group.31214/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/31/31214-168a6f3a23f064387679379e2dd20874.jpg?1591435598" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Craig Robertson, post: 60280, member: 6852"] [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Photo[/TD] [TD][ATTACH type="full" alt="20860-478b405cbc1c8b7f2bef7fe993403701.jpg"]32019[/ATTACH][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Full Name[/TD] [TD][B]Brian Ewart Thomas[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Nickname[/TD] [TD]Tommy[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Number[/TD] [TD]235251[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Rank[/TD] [TD]Lieutenant[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Nationality[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Date of Birth[/TD] [TD]17.06.1923 Woodford, Essex[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Date of Death[/TD] [TD]03.06.2014[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Gravesite[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Father[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mother[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enlisted[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Military[/TD] [TD]parent unit Royal Engineers (945 Inland Water Transport Company) Popskis Private Navy (CO) commissioned R.E. 1940 joined PPA April 1945 "OC Popskis Private Navy" (Popski) commanded six R.C.L.craft ferrying jeeps, supplies, casualties and prisoners around river Po and Venice areas promoted Captain[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Married[/TD] [TD]Shirley Mitchell 1951 (3 children)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Further Information[/TD] [TD]educated Hillcrest High School,Frinton-on-Sea worked for an agricultural company worked for Unilever pub manager in Cornwall,Hampshire and Sussex retired to Godalming,Surrey 1990[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [B]WEB LINKS:[/B] Award : [URL]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/thomas-brian-ewart-tommy.27685/[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80014483[/URL] [B]OBITUARY:[/B] [B]IMAGES:[/B] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/b-thomas.20860/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/20/20860-478b405cbc1c8b7f2bef7fe993403701.jpg?1591400886[/IMG][/URL] [IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/8/8732-c28e0437e167428d4aa128a52a8a4d35.jpg?1591389360[/IMG] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/b-thomas.20951/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/20/20951-a5dc9ec64874bac528228a318ea0f2d9.jpg?1591400910[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/b-thomas-2nd-right-with-pipe.20952/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/20/20952-cb924347b2b301ebbc66cb80bdc6a48d.jpg?1591400910[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/ppa-awards.6143/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/6/6143-164d1083de2ff4d2a3da09623a6a382e.jpg?1591388684[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/ppa-group-see-note.1294/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1294-c71aa88b2284eb16dfd26c33de39a5d3.jpg?1591383199[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/ppa-in-venice.4430/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/4/4430-75baadcda6373bc2a23ae3bbab9d8997.jpg?1591384029[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/ppa-reunion-1995.4518/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/4/4518-4f76ad88cb4a293c1119bc0fb2e2f7d6.jpg?1591384058[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/ppa-reunion-1995-see-note.1415/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/1/1415-e0193935c8f464a5ee81bcd3419d1304.jpg?1591383239[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/ppn-group.31214/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/31/31214-168a6f3a23f064387679379e2dd20874.jpg?1591435598[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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