 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Musi wa 8 June 1809 ane makore 16, Thomas akanyoresa seMutevedzeri mu 2nd Battalion ye 48th Northamptonshire Regiment of Foot muBritish Army. Musi wa 17 Chikumi 1811, akasimudzirwa kuva lieutenant. Akashanda muHondo yePeninsular uye akapiwa Military General Service Medal, nemabhande eBusaco 1810, Albuera 1811, Ciudad Rodrigo1812, Badajoz 1812, Salamanca 1812, Vittoria 1813, Orthes 1814 uye Toulouse 1814. 