Thomas enlisted on 4th December 1915. He was 37 years old, a dental mechanic by trade, and was living at 61 Ennismore Road, Liverpool at the time. After his training, on 17th April 1916, he was posted to serve with No 35 Coy. He died of shock from injuries received after being hit by a train at South Kentish Town (Hampstead Tube Station). Thomas was the son of Mrs Emily C Wood of Sandhurst; and the husband of Elizabeth Mary Wood.