Birth Name: Tom Pocock
Occupation: Non-Fiction Author
Place Of Birth: England
Date Of Birth: August 18, 1925
Date Of Death: May 7, 2007
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: British
Tom Pocock was born on the 18th of August, 1925. He was popular for being a Non-Fiction Author. Notable as a journalist for the Daily Express, the Evening Standard, the Daily Mail, and The Times, he is also known for his historical works and biographies of prominent sailors and ship captains. His full-length publications include Captain Marryat, The Terror Before Trafalgar, and Sailor King: The Life of King William IV.
Tom Pocock was born in England. Following his brief World War II-era service in the Royal Navy, Pocock began his journalism career at the age of nineteen and was one of the first media representatives on hand at the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp. He was the 2004 recipient of the prestigious Mountbatten Maritime Prize.
Tom Pocock was a Leo and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Tom Pocock was born in 1920s. The 1920s represented an era of change and growth. The decade was one of learning and exploration. The economic boom and the Jazz Age were over, and America began the period called the Great Depression. Discover what happened on this day.
Tom Pocock is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
Education
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Tom Pocock was born in the Year of the Ox.
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| REAL NAME: | Tom Pocock |
| NICKNAME: | Tom |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Leo |
| BIRTH DAY: | Tuesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Monday |
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Zodiac Sign: Tom Pocock was a Leo. People of this zodiac sign like to be admired, expensive things, bright colors, and dislike being ignored, facing difficulties, not being treated specially. The strengths of this sign are being creative, passionate, generous, warm-hearted, cheerful, humorous, while weaknesses can be arrogant, stubborn, self-centered, lazy and inflexible. The greatest overall compatibility with Leo is Aquarius, Gemini.
Chinese Zodiac: Tom Pocock was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are persistent and straightforward. They have a strong faith and can be seen as stubborn in their old ways.
Ruling Planet: Tom Pocock had a ruling planet of Sun and has a ruling planet of Sun and by astrological associations Saturday is ruled by Sun. The Sun is about vitality and is the core giver of life. It is also known as being the most generous and noble of signs. People who are born with the Sun as the ruling planet are courageous, self-expressive and bold.
Tom Pocock’s birth sign is Leo and he had a ruling planet of Sun.
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