<prompt> Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Thomas akapinda Kingston Technical School uye ipapo akatora kosi muzvinyorwa paSouth-West Essex Technical College muWalthamstow. Muna 1949 akashevedzwa kuNational Service ndokutanga rwendo rwemakore maviri rwebasa muSingapore neRoyal Army Pay Corps. Ari ikoko akapinda muchinguva chiduku muchiuto achirwisa vapanduki vechiKomonisiti munguva yeMalayan emergency  <response>: . Akatangawo kunyora nyaya pfupi kuti dzibudiswe mumapepanhau echiRungu. 