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Petty Officer D/6105D George Brewer Thomas was in the Royal Naval Reserve. He was a Gunnery Instructor at HMS Forte Naval Base in Falmouth. He died 2nd September 1941 aged 41 when the Lewis Gun he was using in his lecture accidentally went off. His memorial is at St Endellion Churchyard (Grave E 138). He was the son of Joseph and Rachel Thomas, of Port Isaac and husband of Ora Sybil Thomas, of Port Isaac.