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209088 Capt. Harry Reid Thomas British Army 34th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery from:Jamaica. (d.25th Dec 1915) One of my five step-uncles, Harry Thomas, served as a Captain in the British Army. He served as the first Jamaican born officer in the British Army in WW1. These brothers were the sons of my grandfather; Jamaican Police Inspector Herbert Theodore Thomas, from his first marriage to Gertrude Thomas. Captain Harry Reid Thomas was born in Jamaica on the 15th of March 1883. He attended Jamaica College, and volunteered to fight in the Boer War with Baden Powell's African Constabulary as a trooper. For his service he was awarded the King's Medal with 5 clasps. After the Boer War, he was shipped off to fight again in WW1 in France where he died on 25th Dec. 1915. He is buried in France, at Viell, Chapell, Lacouture. Grave-1.C.9. This brave solder has been forgotten by his country Jamaica, and should be remembered by the UK for his service. Harry is only one of the five Thomas brothers who served in the British Army of WW1. All of these brothers were officers, and only one of them survived WW1 to fight again in WW2. All the research on these brothers was done by UK Genealogist Alan Greveson. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**