In Memory Of
BIDDLECOMBE, THOMAS WYBURN
Service Details
Age:
36
Date of Birth:
1880-06-28
Rank:
Commander
Unit:
H.M.S. "Q27"
Unit 2:
on loan to Royal Navy
Regiment:
Royal Australian Navy
Date of Death:
1917-03-13
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, North Atlantic, west of Ireland - torpedoed once by German "U-38". Q-ship "Warner" ("Q-27", cargo ship, 1, 300grt, 1911) was on an eastward course as a tempting U-boat target. She was torpedoed around 09.00hrs, going down in five minutes. Some of her survivors were picked up by British submarine "D.3"
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
23
Cemetery:
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Devon
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of William and Amelia Biddlecombe, of Swallowfield, Reading, England; husband of Gertrude Mary Biddlecombe, of 50, Leopold St., South Yarra, Victoria, Australia. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918
