Thomas John Thomas

{{short description|Welsh footballer}}

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Thomas John Thomas OBE (born 1877) was a Welsh international footballer. He was part of the Wales national football team, playing 2 matches. He played his first match on 19 February 1898 against Ireland and his last match on 19 March 1898 against Scotland .{{cite web|url=http://eu-football.info/_players.php?id=218|title=Wales player database 1872 to 2013|publisher=eu-football.info|accessdate=30 April 2016}}

He studied at the Friars School, Bangor.{{Cite web | url = http://homepages.tesco.net/~BCSA/History/Welshints.htm | title = Welsh International Caps | accessdate = 16 November 2008 | author = History of Bangor City Football Club website | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090203125130/http://homepages.tesco.net/~BCSA/History/Welshints.htm | archivedate = 3 February 2009 | df = dmy-all }}{{Cite web| url = http://www.iffhs.de/?29da15a85b1529d815a89ad5285fdcdc3bfcdc0aec28d6edb0ae1d | title = Welsh Cup 1895/96 | accessdate = 16 November 2008 | author = IFFHS}}

He became an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He was ranked colonel of the Australian Army during World War I and had as post being finance member of the Australian Military Board in October 1920.{{London Gazette|issue=32090|pages=10095–10098|date=19 October 1920}} He received the OBE (selected) Australian War Honour that year.[http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/archiveViewFrameSetup.asp?webtype=0&IssueNumber=32090&PageDuplicate=n&pageNumber=19&SearchFor=graciously%20pleased&selMedalType=&selHonourType= (gazetted 19 October 1920; dated 15 October 1920)]