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We remember Thomas Edward Teear
We remember Thomas Edward Teear
Timeline
Timeline
1892
birth
36 Lambeth Mews, Queen Street. London
United Kingdom
Source:6543771
Source:8577176
13th April 1892
1911
dates
Age 18
Source:8517106
1911
1911
employment
stockbroker's clerk
London
United Kingdom
Source:8517106
1911
1911
location
20A Williams Mews, Knightsbridge, London
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:8517106
1911
1916
service
Royal Navy
Officer's Steward 2nd Class
L7609
HMS Marvel
Source:6543771
20th January 1916 - 22nd August 1916
service
Royal Navy
Officer's Steward 2nd class
HMS Mary Rose
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1917
death
Killed in Action
Sinking of HMS Mary Rose by 2 German cruisers, SS Brummer and SS Bremse.
North Sea off Norway
Norway
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Source:8577345
17th October 1917
burial
Devon
United Kingdom
Panel Reference: 23
Source:8577345
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Thomas Edward |
| Initials | TE |
| Last Name | Teear |
| Source | 6543771 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20A Williams Mews, Knightsbridge, London | United Kingdom | parents address | known 1911 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Navy | HMS Mary Rose | Officer's Steward 2nd class | |||
| Royal Navy | L7609 | HMS Marvel | Officer's Steward 2nd Class |
Media
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Some of the Mary Rose crewMost of the men in this photograph, including Thomas Edward Teear, died when the Mary Rose sank in October 1917. Various copies of this photo survive with crew descendants, and one labels Thomas the man seated second from left, a dark cap between two white ones.
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Thomas TeearThis image of Thomas Teear was cropped from a larger photo of some of the Mary Rose crew.
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HMS Mary RoseThis photo of the Mary Rose comes from the Imperial War Museum's Major JG Struthers Collection, Catalogue number Q58501.Contributed by:
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War memorial possibly featuring himTo former pupils of St James' School, Marylebone, now on show in St James' Roman Catholic Church on Spanish Place in London. It features an 'E Teear', possibly using this man's middle initial but not his first one. He is one of only two Teears on the CWGC website.Contributed by:
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Thomas Edward TeearThomas Edward Teear - Panel 23 at Plymouth Naval MemorialContributed by:
Sue81311
Communities
Communities
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HMS Mary Rose, Action off LerwickMore about HMS Mary Rose, Action off Lerwick
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HMS Marvel at the Battle of JutlandMore about HMS Marvel at the Battle of Jutland
Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919 | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Kristen1288 | |
| England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription | Kristen1288 | |
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Kristen1288 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Naval Memorial | Sue81311 | |
| Commonwealth War Graves 1914 - 1921 | Sue81311 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Some of the Mary Rose crew | Kristen1288 | |
| Thomas Teear | Kristen1288 | |
| HMS Mary Rose | Kristen1288 | |
| War memorial possibly featuring him | Edward43379 | |
| Thomas Edward Teear | Sue81311 |
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