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We’re a collaborative community dedicated to the documentation of all contributions made to the British Armed Forces by the varied communities which made up the United Kingdom during the First and Second World Wars (i.e. German, Italian, Jewish, etc.), as well as by expatriates and volunteers from the Commonwealth and beyond. |
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[[File:VCThomasWilliamGould.jpg|80px|left]] Lieutenant Commander [[Thomas Gould|'''Thomas William Gould''']] was an English officer of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve who received the Victoria Cross for gallantry on board the submarine HMS ''Thrasher'', in which he removed two unexploded bombs in cooperation with Lieutenant [[Wikipedia:Peter Scawen Watkinson Roberts|Peter Roberts]]. In civilian life, Gould went onto be an active participant in the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and one of the founding members of the anti-fascist [[Wikipedia:43 Group|43 Group]]. He died on 6 December 2001. |
[[File:VCThomasWilliamGould.jpg|80px|left]] Lieutenant Commander [[Thomas Gould|'''Thomas William Gould''']] was an English officer of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve who received the Victoria Cross for gallantry on board the submarine HMS ''Thrasher'', in which he removed two unexploded bombs in cooperation with Lieutenant [[Wikipedia:Peter Scawen Watkinson Roberts|Peter Roberts]]. In civilian life, Gould went onto be an active participant in the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and one of the founding members of the anti-fascist [[Wikipedia:43 Group|43 Group]]. He died on 6 December 2001. |
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Latest revision as of 21:44, 29 October 2021
Welcome to TheyServed Wiki
We’re a collaborative community dedicated to the documentation of all contributions made to the British Armed Forces by the varied communities which made up the United Kingdom during the First and Second World Wars (i.e. German, Italian, Jewish, etc.), as well as by expatriates and volunteers from the Commonwealth and beyond.
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- ...that Lieutenant Juan Aldana's father was a Colombian-born consul?
- ...that after being shot down Squadron Leader John Curry eluded Axis forces in Italy for three weeks before reaching Allied lines?
- ...that Lieutenant Ronald Henriques was the first British officer of Jewish faith to die in the First World War?
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