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Cowley Thomas (William Cowley Thomas) was born on 27 June, 1900 in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, is a Captain in the Royal Navy. Discover Cowley Thomas's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?

Popular As William Cowley Thomas
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Age 77 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 27 June 1900
Birthday 27 June
Birthplace Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Date of death 4 September, 1977
Died Place Hove, Sussex, England
Nationality Wales

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1900

Cowley Thomas, (27 June 1900 - September 1977) was a captain in the Royal Navy who served in Great War and World War II.

Between the wars he served in the Royal Navy Submarine Service.

William Cowley Thomas was born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, on 27 June 1900, the son of Henry John Thomas, a stockbroker.

1911

He then joined the cruiser HMS Dartmouth (1911).

1917

He joined the Royal Navy s a midshipman on 1 May 1917, and served on the battleship HMS Royal Oak (08) during the Great War.

1919

Thomas was promoted to acting sub-lieutenant on 15 January 1919.

This became substantive on 15 September 1919.

1921

He was then promoted to acting lieutenant on 15 August 1921.

After training on the yacht HMS Triad, he joined the Royal Navy Submarine Service.

1924

He served in the Mediterranean as an officer on the submarine HMS L69 from September 1924 until May 1926.

1928

On 24 May 1928, he returned to submarines as an officer on the submarine HMS L54.

1929

He assumed command of the submarine HMS H31 on 24 May 1929.

He was promoted to lieutenant commander on 15 August 1929, and served on the cruiser HMS London (69) in the Mediterranean from 21 April 1930 until 16 August 1931.

On 31 December, he assumed command of the submarine HMS L21.

1931

He married Patricia Hamilton on 16 November 1931, and officially changed his name to just "Cowley Thomas".

1933

On 27 January 1933 he joined the submarine depot ship HMS Medway (1928) on the China station.

Then, on 4 May 1933, he assumed command of the submarine HMS Odin (N84).

1934

He retired in 1934, but was recalled to active duty in 1938.

During the Second World War he served as the Naval Officer in Charge of Tripoli, Bizerta, Taranto, Port-en-Bessin and Antwerp.

He retired at his own request on 25 May 1934.

1938

On 29 September 1938, Thomas was recalled to active duty, and joined the crew of the battleship HMS Rodney (29).

1939

On 13 August 1939, he joined the cruiser HMS York (90), where he was serving when the Second World War broke out.

1940

He was promoted to commander on 27 June 1940.

After it was sunk by the Italians in the Raid on Souda Bay, he was assigned to HMS Nile, the Royal Navy shore establishment in Egypt, and served on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet.

1941

He married a second time on 10 September 1941, to Mary Fedora Douglas-Watson, a pianist and composer.

She was the widow of a fellow naval officer, Commander Francis Douglas-Watson, and the daughter of former Australian senator Anthony St Ledger.

1943

Thomas became the Naval Officer in Charge (NOIC) in Tripoli on 1 March 1943, and HMS Hasdrubal (the naval base at Bizerta) on 1 July 1943.

He participated in the Allied Invasion of Sicily, for which he was mentioned in despatches.

He became the NOIC at Taranto in Italy on 9 September 1943.

1944

He returned to the UK in February 1944, and became the NOIC on the Isle of Wight, with the acting rank of captain.

He earned a second mention in despatches for his role in Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, during which he served as NOIC of Port-en-Bessin, the main petroleum port for the Allied forces.

1945

For his "skill, resource and organisation in the opening-up of Port-en-Bessin", he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire on 9 March 1945.

From September 1944 until 22 October 1945, he was the NOIC of Antwerp in Belgium, the largest port serving the Allied forces.

On 18 December 1945, with the war over, Thomas was placed on the retired list again.

1946

For his services, he was made a Commander of the Belgian Order of Leopold, and was advanced to the rank of Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1946 Birthday Honours.

1977

Thomas died in Hove, Sussex, on 4 September 1977.

He had no children.