Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Served in the Royal Navy. During the fighting in December 1941 he was Coxswain of HMS Cicala, until it was sunk on 21 Dec.
He took part in the escape with Admiral Chan Chak on 25 Dec, on board MTB 10. (Thums replaced Sub-Lt. Ralph Goodwin who was the previous commander of MTB 10, but who was wounded on 21 Dec - see p.62, Escape from Hong Kong.)
He appears in several of the photos taken when the escape party successfully reached Waichow, see http://www.mwadui.com/HongKong/Waichow.htm That page also has this entry for him:
| *** Thums Gilbert (Tom): CPO Late Cox HMS Cicala [ D/J.96352 ] (Camel's Head Plymouth) |
Undated photo, titled 'Gilbert Thums on left':
