Service Record of Thomas Light
(abridged)
- Enlisted into Royal Field Artillery 02/01/16
- Joined Duty at Woolwich 14/01/16
- Posted to Expeditionary Force 17/04/16
- Posted to D Battery 184 Brigade 28/04/16
- Appointed Acting Bomardier 25/02/17
- Promoted Bomardier 16/09/17
- Appointed Acting Corporal 19/11/17
- Promoted Corporal 29/12/17
- Transferrred to Army Reserve 06/02/19
- Discharged 16/07/19
- Re-enlisted into Royal Horse and
Field Artillery Regiment 17/07/19
- Promoted Corporal 17/07/19
- Posted to 25 Brigade 03/03/20
- Appointed to Lance Sergeant 01/05/20
- Posted to 504 Battery 18/05/20
- Transferred to Tank Corps 19/09/20
- Posted to 503 Battery 2 Reserve 16/11/20
- Discharged on termination of engagement 16/07/21
- Enlisted in Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery 24/1/22
- Posted to 98 Battery 1 Brigade 10/05/22
- Appointed Lance Bombardier 21/09/22
- Certified as Driver or Internal Combustion Lorry and Car 23/03/24
- Promoted Bombardier 27/02/25
- Appointed Lance Sergeant Driver 1.C 30/12/26
- Posted to 51 Field Battery 10th Field Brigade 22/05/28
- Promoted Sergeant 31/07/29
- Posted to 105 Field Brigade Royal Artillery 04/08/31
- Promoted Battery Quartermaster Sergeant and posted to 17 Field Regiment 13/08/35
- Posted to 6 Anti-Aircraft Brigade 11/02/36
- Promoted Warrant Officer 11 and appointed Battery Sergeant Major 10/12/36
- Posted to 119 Battery 31 Field Regiment and embarked UK for Eqypt 04/02/37
- Disembarked Egypt 15/02/37
- Embarked Port Sudan 15/02/37
- Disembarked Egypt 17/04/41
- Proceeded on Prisoner of War Escort Duty to South Africa 07/07/41
- Disembarked Middle East 24/10/41
- Appointed Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant 28/10/41
- Posted to Regimental Headquarters 31 Field Regiment 12/11/41
- Embarked Egypt 30/03/42
- Disembarked Cyprus 31/03/42
- Embarked Cyprus 23/01/43
- Entered Egypt 27/01/43
- Attached to School Artillery Larkhill 19/04/44
- Posted to 145 Field Regiment 07/08/44
- Posted to 88 Training Regiment, Appointed Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant 04/07/45
- Posted to C Battery Depot Royal Artillery 15/1/47
- Released to Army Reserve 26/02/49
- Discharged 31/10/52
- Cause of Discharge: Termination of Engagement
SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED
