We remember Godfrey Main Thomas, D.f.c.

We remember Godfrey Main Thomas, D.f.c.

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Timeline

Timeline

1895
birth Source:7635057 10th September 1895
1908
enlistment Source:7635057 15th May 1908
1908
service Royal Navy Lieutenant Source:7635057 15th May 1908
1919
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force HM Airship R-38 Source:8899601 1st August 1919 - 24th August 1921
1921
death loss of Airship R-38 during test flight at sea, Hull United Kingdom Source:7635057 24th August 1921
burial Hull Western Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Yorkshire United Kingdom "R.38." Memorial. Source:8899601

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Godfrey Main
Initials GM
Last Name Thomas, D.f.c.
Source 8899601
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy Lieutenant
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Air Force HM Airship R-38 Flight Lieutenant

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Royal Navy Officers: 1899 - 1919
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Deborah102878

External Evidence

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British Trial Crew of R.38 (Z.R.2) August 1921 Deborah102878
The R38 crash - the giant airship which split in two over Hull Deborah102878

Multimedia

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Out of many, one people Deborah102878
Bedford School Memorial Panel Amy154754

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