Son of Tom and Grace West, of Sandgate, Queensland, Australia.
Served: Australian Merchant Navy.
Lost at Sea 3rd May. Aged 18 Years.
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Thomas Woods West was a Deck Boy on the (Dutch) merchant ship Laertes when it was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Florida, USA, on May 3, 1942. German submarine U-109 was responsible, and Mr. Hedley was one of 18 men who died as a result.
Son of Tom and Grace West, of Sandgate, Queensland, Australia.
Served: Australian Merchant Navy.
Lost at Sea 3rd May. Aged 18 Years.
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Thomas Woods West was a Deck Boy on the (Dutch) merchant ship Laertes when it was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Florida, USA, on May 3, 1942. German submarine U-109 was responsible, and Mr. Hedley was one of 18 men who died as a result.
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