Other Information:Thomas enlisted on 7th January 1901. He was 19 years old, and was a Labourer by trade. He first saw active service in South Africa in 1901 and 1902.
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. His address was given as 7 Back, 59 Clark Street, Ladywood, Birmingham - (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 the prisoner of war camp Sennelager in Germany.
He was discharged on 1st April 1918 "no longer physically fit for war service" due to sickness.
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