Thomas History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Air New Zealand Flight 901

• Mr. Walter Daniel Thomas (1910-1979), New Zealander passenger, from Whangaparoa, New Zealand aboard the Air New Zealand Flight 901 for an Antarctic sightseeing flight when it flew into Mount Erebus; he died in the crash 35
• Mr. Roy Pearce Thomas (d. 1979), New Zealander passenger, from Tauranga, North Island, New Zealand aboard the Air New Zealand Flight 901 for an Antarctic sightseeing flight when it flew into Mount Erebus; he died in the crash 35

Arrow Air Flight 1285

• Mr. Robert F Thomas (1962-1985), American Specialist 4th Class from Roslyn, New York, USA who died in the Arrow Air Flight 1285 crash 36
• Mr. Randall Keith Thomas (1954-1985), American Sergeant from Springdale, Arkansas, USA who died in the Arrow Air Flight 1285 crash 36

Bismarck

• Günter Thomas (1922-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 37

Empress of Ireland

• Mr. William Thomas (d. 1914), British Assistant Steward from United Kingdom who worked aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 38

Halifax Explosion

• Mr. George P.  Thomas (1857-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 39
• Mr. William Charles  Thomas (1872-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 39
• Mrs. Bertha  Thomas (1881-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who survived the Halifax Explosion (1917) but later died due to injuries 39
• Mrs. Martha Lillian  Thomas (1895-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 39
• Mr. Clarence S.  Thomas (1896-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 39
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Hillcrest Coal Mine

• Mr. Deo Thomas (1885-1914), American Driver Boss from Washington State, United States who worked in the Hillcrest Coal Mine, Alberta, Canada and died in the mine collapse 40

Hillsborough disaster

• David Leonard Thomas (1965-1989), English joiner who was attending the FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough Stadium, in Sheffield, Yorkshire when the stand allocated area became overcrowded and 96 people were crushed in what became known as the Hillsborough disaster and he died from his injuries 41

HMS Dorsetshire

• Emlyn Ernest Thomas (1902-1945), British Mechanician aboard the HMS Dorsetshire when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he died in the sinking 42

HMS Hood

• Mr. Harold J Thomas (b. 1918), Welsh Able Seaman serving for the Royal Navy from Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 43
• Mr. Francis J Thomas (b. 1897), English Able Seaman serving for the Royal Navy from St Helier, Channel Islands, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 43

HMS Prince of Wales

• Mr. W Thomas, British Leading Cook, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 44
• Mr. Reginald Alfred Thomas, British Sergeant Marine, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 44
• Mr. G Thomas, British Cook, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 44
• Mr. Dennis Thomas, British Able Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 44
• Mr. D Thomas, British Able Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 44
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HMS Repulse

• Mr. Joseph Thomas, British Marine, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 45
• Mr. Emrys Thomas, British Able Bodied Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 45
• Mr. D Thomas, British Able Bodied Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 45
• Mr. John Selwyn Thomas, British Ordnance Artificer 4th Class, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and died in the sinking 45
• Mr. John Richard Thomas, British Marine, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and died in the sinking 45
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HMS Royal Oak

• Robert Andrew Thomas (1915-1939), British Marine with the Royal Marine aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 46

North Sea Flood

• Albert J. Thomas, British worker aboard the ferry "Princess Victoria" killed in the North Sea Flood, a major storm surge in 1953
• Ivor J. Thomas, British traveler aboard the ferry "Princess Victoria" who survived the North Sea Flood, a major storm surge in 1953

Pan Am Flight 103 (Lockerbie)

• Arva Anthony Thomas (1971-1988), American Student from Detroit, Michigan, America, who flew aboard the Pan Am Flight 103 from Frankfurt to Detroit, known as the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 and died 47
• Jonathan Ryan Thomas (1988-1988), American Passenger from Southfield, Michigan, America, who flew aboard the Pan Am Flight 103 from Frankfurt to Detroit, known as the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 and died 47
• Lawanda Thomas (1967-1988), American Air Force Sergeant from Southfield, Michigan, America, who flew aboard the Pan Am Flight 103 from Frankfurt to Detroit, known as the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 and died 47

Prince of Wales colliery

• Mr. Augustus Thomas (b. 1855), Welsh coal miner who was working at the Prince of Wales Colliery in Abercarn, Wales on the 11th September 1878 when there was a coal mine explosion; he died 48
• Mr. David Thomas (b. 1857), Welsh coal miner who was working at the Prince of Wales Colliery in Abercarn, Wales on the 11th September 1878 when there was a coal mine explosion; he died 48
• Mr. David Thomas (b. 1841), Welsh coal miner who was working at the Prince of Wales Colliery in Abercarn, Wales on the 11th September 1878 when there was a coal mine explosion; he died 48
• Mr. William Thomas (b. 1850), Welsh coal miner who was working at the Prince of Wales Colliery in Abercarn, Wales on the 11th September 1878 when there was a coal mine explosion; he died 48
• Mr. David Thomas (b. 1854), Welsh coal miner who was working at the Prince of Wales Colliery in Abercarn, Wales on the 11th September 1878 when there was a coal mine explosion; he died 48

RMS Lusitania

• Mr. David Alfred Thomas, Welsh 1st Class Passenger from Cardiff, Wales, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking by escaping in life boat 11 49
• Mr. John Thomas, English Second Waiter from England, who worked aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking 49
• Mr. William Stanford Thomas, English 2nd Class Cabin Bed Steward from Walton, Liverpool, England, who worked aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking and was recovered 49
• Mr. George Henry Thomas, English Assistant Officers' Mess Steward from Liverpool, England, who worked aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 49
• Mr. Ernest Thomas, Canadian 2nd Class passenger from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking and was recovered 50
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RMS Titanic

• Mr. Joseph Wakefield Thomas (d. 1912), aged 25, English Fireman/Stoker from Southampton, Hampshire who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 51
• Mr. John Thomas (d. 1912), aged 34, Unknown Third Class passenger from Unknown who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 51
• Mr. Tannous John Thomas (d. 1912), aged 16, Lebanese Third Class passenger from Unknown who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 51

Senghenydd colliery

• Mr. David Thomas (b. 1862), Welsh coal miner from Senghenydd, Caerphilly, Wales who was working at the Senghenydd colliery when there was an explosion on the 14th October 1913; he died
• Mr. Enoch Rees Thomas (b. 1890), Welsh coal miner from Senghenydd, Caerphilly, Wales who was working at the Senghenydd colliery when there was an explosion on the 14th October 1913; he died
• Mr. Henry Thomas (b. 1869), Welsh coal miner from Senghenydd, Caerphilly, Wales who was working at the Senghenydd colliery when there was an explosion on the 14th October 1913; he died
• Mr. Howell Thomas (b. 1875), Welsh coal miner from Cilfynydd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales who was working at the Senghenydd colliery when there was an explosion on the 14th October 1913; he died
• Mr. Hugh Thomas (b. 1883), Welsh coal miner from Senghenydd, Caerphilly, Wales who was working at the Senghenydd colliery when there was an explosion on the 14th October 1913; he died
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SS Alcoa Puritan

• J.W. Thomas, American First Assistant Engineer from Portland, Oregon, who was working aboard the SS Alcoa Puritan (1942) traveling from Port of Spain, Trinidad to Mobile, Alabama when it was torpedoed by U-boat U-507; he survived the sinking 52

SS Atlantic

• Robert Thomas, who was traveling aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, survived the sinking
• Wm. Thomas, who was traveling aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking
• Mr. Robert Thomas, British crew member who was aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, survived the sinking
• Mr. Wm. Thomas, who was traveling aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking

SS Caribou

• Mr. George Albert Thomas (b. 1910), Newfoundland crew member from Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador was travelling aboard the railway ferry "SS Caribou" when it was struck by a German submarine torpedo on 14th October 1942, the most significant sinking in Canadian waters at that time, he died in the sinking
• Mr. Arthur Thomas (b. 1905), British crew member from Halifax, Nova Scotia was travelling aboard the railway ferry "SS Caribou" when it was struck by a German submarine torpedo on 14th October 1942, the most significant sinking in Canadian waters at that time, he died in the sinking

USS Arizona

• Mr. Stanley Horace Thomas, American Fireman Third Class working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 53
• Mr. Vincent Duron Thomas, American Coxswain from California, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 53
• Mr. Houston O'Neal Thomas, American Coxswain from Texas, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 53
• Mr. Randall James Thomas, American Seaman First Class from West Virginia, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 53

Winter Quarters coal mine

• Mr. Evan Davis Thomas (b. 1874), Welsh mine worker from Glamorganshire, Wales residing in Scofield, Utah who worked in the Winter Quarters coal mine on 1st May 1900, when 10 of the 25lb kegs of black powder exploded; he died in the explosion 54
• Mr. Frederick Davis Thomas (b. 1880), American mine worker from Cache, Utah who worked in the Winter Quarters coal mine on 1st May 1900, when 10 of the 25lb kegs of black powder exploded; he died in the explosion 54
• Mr. John Thomas, American mine worker from Scofield, Utah who worked in the Winter Quarters coal mine on 1st May 1900, when 10 of the 25lb kegs of black powder exploded; he died in the explosion 54
• Mr. Joseph Parry Edwards Thomas (b. 1882), American mine worker from Cache, Utah who worked in the Winter Quarters coal mine on 1st May 1900, when 10 of the 25lb kegs of black powder exploded; he died in the explosion 54
• Mr. Joseph Sanders Edwards Thomas (b. 1851), Welsh mine worker from Glamorganshire, Wales residing in Scofield, Utah who worked in the Winter Quarters coal mine on 1st May 1900, when 10 of the 25lb kegs of black powder exploded; he died in the explosion 54
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• Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist
• Family Crests: Timeline
• Family Crests: Elements
• Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate
• Norman invasion
• Spelling variations
• Domesday Book
• Newfoundland
• Netherlands
• Australia
• Ireland
• New South Wales
• First Fleets
• Cornwall
• England
• Wales
• Welsh
• U.E.
• Spain

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