Thomas was born on 4 February 1921 in Wolverhampton, the son of John and Amy Naven. By 1939, he was living with his mother, brother John and half-siblings Amy and George Williams at 110 Myatt Street. Thomas was working as an iron gate smith striker. His father, John, had died in 1931.

Thomas enlisted in the 1st Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment (service number 14815743) as a Private. Unfortunately he died on 3 February 1947 in Hong Kong. He is buried in Stanley Military Cemetery in Hong Kong.

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The research for this blog post was carried out by remote virtual volunteer, Doug Lewis.