Thomas Erasmus Barlow
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Commodore Sir Thomas Erasmus Barlow, 3rd Baronet DSC
DL
(23 January 1914 – 12 October 2003) was an officer in the Royal Navy
.
, 2nd Bt, and his wife Nora Darwin. His younger brother was the visual neuroscientist Horace Barlow
. His maternal grandfather was Horace Darwin
, and amongst his great-grandfathers were the naturalist Charles Darwin
, the statistician and civil servant Thomas Farrer, 1st Baron Farrer
, and the royal physician Sir Thomas Barlow
.
After being educated at Winchester College
, Barlow entered the Royal Navy
in 1932 as a Cadet. He qualified on submarines in 1937 and during the Second World War served aboard submarines in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Far East. His commands were:
In 1945 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross
. He was promoted to Commander
in 1950 and Captain in 1954, and was Commodore
of HMNB Devonport
between 1962 and his retirement in 1964.
He married Isabel Body, daughter of the medical doctor Thomas Munn Body, on 9 July 1955 and they had four children:
Barlow succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet
Barlow, of Wimpole Street, London on 28 February 1968, after the death of his father. He was Deputy Lieutenant
of Buckinghamshire
in 1976.
Barlow was also a conservationist and was a trustee of the Galapagos Conservation Trust
.
Barlow was also a trustee for over 20 years of the Barlow Collection of Oriental art collected by his father. In 1997 Sir Thomas, along with his brother Erasmus Barlow were both awarded honorary Doctors of Letters degrees by the University of Sussex
, who were bequeathed the Barlow Collection in 1968 on the death of Sir Alan
Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
The Distinguished Service Cross is the third level military decoration awarded to officers, and other ranks, of the British Armed Forces, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and British Merchant Navy and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries.The DSC, which may be awarded posthumously, is...
DL
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
(23 January 1914 – 12 October 2003) was an officer in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
.
Biography
Barlow was the eldest son of the Sir Alan BarlowAlan Barlow
Sir James Alan Noel Barlow, 2nd Baronet GCB KBE FSA was a British civil servant and collector of Islamic and Chinese art.- Biography :...
, 2nd Bt, and his wife Nora Darwin. His younger brother was the visual neuroscientist Horace Barlow
Horace Barlow
Horace Basil Barlow FRS is a British visual neuroscientist.Barlow is the son of the civil servant Sir Alan Barlow and his wife Lady Nora, , and thus the great-grandson of Charles Darwin . He earned an M.D...
. His maternal grandfather was Horace Darwin
Horace Darwin
Sir Horace Darwin, KBE, FRS , a son of the English naturalist Charles Darwin, was a civil engineer.Darwin was born in Down House in 1851, the fifth son and ninth child of the British naturalist Charles Darwin and his wife Emma, the youngest of their seven children that survived to adulthood.He was...
, and amongst his great-grandfathers were the naturalist Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...
, the statistician and civil servant Thomas Farrer, 1st Baron Farrer
Thomas Farrer, 1st Baron Farrer
Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st Baron Farrer was an English civil servant and statistician.Farrer was the son of Thomas Farrer, a solicitor in Lincoln's Inn Fields. Born in London, he was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1840...
, and the royal physician Sir Thomas Barlow
Thomas Barlow
Thomas Barlow may refer to:* Thomas Barlow , British librarian and bishop* Thomas Barlow , New Brunswick merchant, banker and politician* Sir Thomas Barlow, 1st Baronet , British physician...
.
After being educated at Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
, Barlow entered the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
in 1932 as a Cadet. He qualified on submarines in 1937 and during the Second World War served aboard submarines in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Far East. His commands were:
- HMS L23HMS L23HMS L23 was a British L class submarine laid down on 29 August 1917 and moved to HM Dockyard, Chatham for completion. She was commissioned on an unknown date.HMS L23 survived a heavy depth charge attack by two German destroyers in February 1940...
(13 Aug 1941-10 Jan 1942) - HMS United (P44)HMS United (P44)HMS United was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name United.-Career:...
(11 Jan 1942 - 7 Dec 1942) - HMS Unison (P43)HMS Unison (P43)HMS Unison was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness, and part of the third group of that class. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Unison...
(20 Aug 1943-30 Nov 1943) - HMS Supreme (P252)HMS Supreme (P252)HMS Supreme was an S class submarine of the Royal Navy, and part of the Third Group built of that class. She was built by Cammell Laird and launched on February 24, 1944...
(15 Mar 1944-Oct 1945)
In 1945 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross
Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
The Distinguished Service Cross is the third level military decoration awarded to officers, and other ranks, of the British Armed Forces, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and British Merchant Navy and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries.The DSC, which may be awarded posthumously, is...
. He was promoted to Commander
Commander
Commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...
in 1950 and Captain in 1954, and was Commodore
Commodore (Royal Navy)
Commodore is a rank of the Royal Navy above Captain and below Rear Admiral. It has a NATO ranking code of OF-6. The rank is equivalent to Brigadier in the British Army and Royal Marines and to Air Commodore in the Royal Air Force.-Insignia:...
of HMNB Devonport
HMNB Devonport
Her Majesty's Naval Base Devonport , is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy . HMNB Devonport is located in Devonport, in the west of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England...
between 1962 and his retirement in 1964.
He married Isabel Body, daughter of the medical doctor Thomas Munn Body, on 9 July 1955 and they had four children:
- Sir James Alan Barlow, 4th Baronet (born 10 July 1956)
- Dr. Monica Anne Barlow (born 7 March 1958)
- Philip Thomas Barlow (born 31 December 1960)
- Teresa Mary Barlow (born 6 October 1963)
Barlow succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
Barlow, of Wimpole Street, London on 28 February 1968, after the death of his father. He was Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
in 1976.
Barlow was also a conservationist and was a trustee of the Galapagos Conservation Trust
Galapagos Conservation Trust
The Galapagos Conservation Trust is a British conservation charity established to raise funds for, and awareness of, for the Galapagos Islands. It is a member of the Friends of Galapagos network...
.
Barlow was also a trustee for over 20 years of the Barlow Collection of Oriental art collected by his father. In 1997 Sir Thomas, along with his brother Erasmus Barlow were both awarded honorary Doctors of Letters degrees by the University of Sussex
University of Sussex
The University of Sussex is an English public research university situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, within the city of Brighton and Hove. The University received its Royal Charter in August 1961....
, who were bequeathed the Barlow Collection in 1968 on the death of Sir Alan
External links
- http://www.sussex.ac.uk/press_office/bulletin/28nov03/article20.shtml
- http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_frm/thread/264b3eeecfa2b359/718ea727ce367891?lnk=st
- BARLOW, Sir Thomas (Erasmus)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 26 May 2011