Charles Edward Lloyd Thomas

Commander (retired) Charles Edward Lloyd Thomas (25 November, 1876 – 19 July, 1917) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of T. Thomas, Esq..

Thomas was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1899.

Thomas was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1907.

An appointment in command of Roebuck was cancelled in favour of Gipsy on 29 September, 1908.

Thomas was court-martialled for stranding Fame in May 1909. The charge was proved by default and he was reprimanded.

On 8 October 1910 he was invalided from command of Virago with appendicitis and sent home in S.S. Macedonian. He was fit on 17 December, 1910.

He stranded Skipjack and was tried by Court Martial on 2 February 1912. The charge was found proved by default. He was superseded in command by Lieutenant Oswald Tylston Hodgson on 29 July.

Thomas was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 30 June, 1912.

Thomas was involved in combined sweeping operations near Shatt el Arab in late 1914.

Thomas was promoted to the rank of Commander on 25 November, 1916.

Thomas was reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 29 May, 1917 and died on 19 July.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Harry L. Wells	Captain of H.M.S. Handy early 1905 – 11 May, 1905	Succeeded by John May
Preceded by George H. H. Holden	Captain of H.M.S. Whiting 11 May, 1905 – 2 Apr, 1907	Succeeded by Henry B. Cox
Preceded by Louis H. Crozier	Captain of H.M.S. Salmon 1 Feb, 1908 – 29 Sep, 1908	Succeeded by Cecil R. Hemans
Preceded by John G. de O. Coke	Captain of H.M.S. Gipsy 29 Sep, 1908 – 8 Jan, 1909	Succeeded by Stephen H. Morres
Preceded by Arthur L. Gresson	Captain of H.M.S. Fame 26 Feb, 1909 – 21 May, 1910	Succeeded by Hubert S. Monroe
Preceded by Charles A. Fremantle	Captain of H.M.S. Virago 21 May, 1910 – 8 Oct, 1910	Succeeded by Harold D. Adair-Hall
Preceded by Rafe G. Rowley-Conwy	Captain of H.M.S. Skipjack 30 Jun, 1911 – 29 Jul, 1912	Succeeded by Oswald T. Hodgson
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Campanula 17 Jan, 1916 – 23 Mar, 1917	Succeeded by Philip D. R. West