<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Thomas akapinda Chikoro cheKingston cheUnyanzvi uye akazoita kosi yezvokudhinda nhau paSouth-West Essex Technical College muWalthamstow. Muna 1949 akashevedzwa kuNational Service ndokutanga rwendo rwemakore maviri rwebasa muSingapore neRoyal Army Pay Corps. Ari ikoko akabatanidzwa kwenguva pfupi muchiuto achirwisa vapanduki vechiKomonisiti mu  <response>: Dambudziko reMalaya. Akatangawo kunyora nyaya pfupi kuti dzibudiswe mumapepanhau echiRungu. 