Thomas Allan Mack

Forenames

Thomas Allan AWMM

Surname

Mack AWMM

Also known as

Tim AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Next of kin

Mr Mack (father), Opua, Bay of Islands, New Zealand AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Merchant Navy AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 New Zealand Merchant Navy AWMM

Medical notes

• Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM
• Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW2 Chief Officer (MN)/Civilian AWMM
Merchant Navy, SS Komata AWMM

Death

8 Dec 1940 AWMM
Age  38 AWMM

Cause of death

• Killed on Active Service AWMM
• Died of wounds AWMM

Memorial name

• Bourail Memorial, Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery, New Caledonia AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• New Zealand Roll of Honour, In Memoriam: Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 138, 8 December 1941, Page 1
  http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19411208.2.7&srpos
  In Memoriam Notice
• 'Roll of Honour, 1939-45', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/the-merchant-navy/roll-of-honour, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 19-Dec-2017
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/the-merchant-navy/roll-of-honour
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2187334
  Sources Used
• Romano, Gail. Stranded on Emirau. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira. First published: 31 August 2021
  https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/features/emirau
  Further Reference

References

• Lloyd's war losses : the Second World War. (1989-). (Vols. 1-2). London, England: Lloyd's of London Press.
• Tennent, A. (2001). British and Commonwealth Merchant Ship Losses to Axis Submarines 1939-45. Gloucestershire, England: Sutton Publishing.
• Rohwer, J. (1999). Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two. London, England: Greenhill Books.
• Sharpe, P. (1998). U-boat fact file, 1935-1945. Earl Shilton, England: Midland Publishing.
• Hague, A. (2000). The allied convoy system, 1939-1945 : its organization, defence and operation. St Catharines, Ont.: Vanwell.
• The Evening Post
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• New Zealand Deaths Register - Merchant Navy, Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R160611)
• Atkinson, N. (2005). Hell or high water : New Zealand merchant seafarers remember the war. HarperCollins in association with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.