Thomas Owen BREAKSPEAR
- Born: 3 Dec 1896, St Ebbe, Oxford 1
- Marriage: Alice Gertrude COLLETT circa Sep 1924 in Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Died: Cir Jun 1964, Oxford, Oxfordshire aged about 67 2
 Noted events in his life were:
• Census, 1901, 44 Church Street, St Ebbe, Oxford.
• Royal Navy: Service No L4151, 16 Jan 1913 to 26 Feb 1919. 3
16 January 1915
HMS PRESIDENT (HMS Buzzard) was a Nymphe-class composite screw sloop and the fourth ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name. Developed and constructed for the Royal Navy on a design by William Henry White, Director of Naval Construction, she was launched at Sheerness Dockyard on 10 May 1887. In 1904 she was converted to a drill ship for the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve at Blackfriars, London, and in 1911 Buzzard relieved HMS President as Headquarters ship, being renamed HMS President on 1 April 1911
29 December 1914
HMS ARGONAUT was a ship of the Diadem-class of protected cruiser in the Royal Navy. She was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan and launched on 24 January 1898. During the First World War she was part of the 9th Cruiser Squadron, operating in the Atlantic. In 1915 she was converted to a hospital ship in Portsmouth and in 1918, to an accommodation ship. She was sold to Ward of Milford Haven on 18 May 1920 and arrived there for breaking up on 4 September 1921
14 September 1915
HMS KING ALFRED was a 14,100-ton Drake-class armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was built by Vickers Limited at Barrow-in-Furness and launched on 28 October 1901. During the 1st World War she was part of the 6th Cruiser Squadron Grand Fleet. In October 1915 she joined the 9th Cruiser Squadron Atlantic, in 1917 on the North America and West Indies Station mainly as a convoy escort. On 11 April 1918 Struck a mine (or possibly a torpedo) at Loch Swilly and was beached and later repaired but never entered active service again. 1920 Sold for scrap.
1 July 1917
HMS VIVID II, shore base at Devonport.
27 August 1917
HMS ATTENTIVE II, parent ship for auxiliary small craft, Dover
Demobbed 26 February 1919
• Military Award.
Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
• Residence, 1958, 10 Norreys Ave, Hinksey, Oxford.
• Residence, 1963, 10 Norreys Ave, Hinksey, Oxford. 4
Thomas married Alice Gertrude COLLETT, daughter of Charles John COLLETT and Laura Alice ALDRIDGE, circa Sep 1924 in Oxford, Oxfordshire. (Alice Gertrude COLLETT was born on 21 Dec 1899 in St Aldate, Oxford and died circa Dec 1981 in Oxford, Oxfordshire 5.)
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