Thomas Wilkinson (VC 1942)

Thomas Wilkinson
Born(1898-08-01)1 August 1898
Widnes, Lancashire, England
Died14 February 1942(1942-02-14) (aged 43)
HMS Li Wo, Java Sea
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Naval Reserve
RankLieutenant
CommandsHMS Li Wo
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsVictoria Cross

Thomas Wilkinson, VC (1 August 1898 – 14 February 1942) was a Royal Navy sailor and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Wilkinson was 43 years old, and a temporary lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC:

On 14 February 1942 in the Java Sea, off Malaya, HMS Li Wo, a patrol vessel, formerly a passenger steamer, commanded by Lieutenant Wilkinson, sighted two enemy convoys, one escorted by Japanese warships, The lieutenant told his crew he had decided to engage the convoy and fight to the last in the hope of inflicting some damage, a decision that drew resolute support from the whole ship's crew. In the action that followed, a Japanese transport was set on fire and abandoned, and Li Wo engaged a heavy cruiser for over an hour before being hit at point-blank range and sunk. Lieutenant Wilkinson ordered his crew to abandon ship, but he went down with Li Wo.[1]

His VC is in the Imperial War Museum.

  • Memorial in Victoria Park, Widnes
    Memorial in Victoria Park, Widnes
  • Scale model of HMS Li Wo
    Scale model of HMS Li Wo

References

  1. ^ "No. 37819". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 December 1946. p. 6125.
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