Other Information:Thomas enlisted on 16th November 1908. He was 23 years and 8 months old, and he was a Clerk by trade.
He entered the war in France on 16th August 1914 with the 4th Field Ambulance. His name appears on a list of R.A.M.C. personnel who were taken captive up to & including 31st December 1914 (kindly provided by Steve Mattocks).
In the early hours of 26th August, the 4th Field Ambulance were ordered to go to Landrecies to treat and evacuate the wounded. A couple of hours after entering the town the Germans arrived, and Thomas became one of 219 of the rank and file of the R.A.M.C. to be held captive there. He was taken to Germany where he first entered Giessen prisoner of war camp, then on 19th February 1915 he was taken to Merseburg. He was repatriated on 29th June 1915. He spent the rest of the war serving in the U.K. until he was transferred to "B" section, Army Reserve on 23rd February 1919.
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