Thomas was the fourth Child of Leonard Millar Laws and Georgina (nee Kirk)..He was a Cabin Boy on the S.S. Clearton ( Newcastle on Tyne) and is buried in Western Cemetery Hull.
Wikipedia:
At 1155 hours on 1 July 1940 German submarine U-102 torpedoed and damaged Clearton was torpedoed about 180 miles west of Ushant. The ship fell behind the convoy and at 1325 hours U-102 torpedoed her again, sinking her 042° 240 miles from Smalls. Eight crew members were lost out of a total complement of 34. The Admiralty-modified W-class destroyer HMS Vansittart sank the submarine, rescued Clearton 's Master, 24 crew members and one DEMS gunner, and brought the survivors to Plymouth.
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