Pte Thomas Lewis, 235258, Lincolnshire Regiment, was reported missing in action at Wytschaete, Belgium, on July 31st, 1917, during the Battle of Messines, and later to be a prisoner of war of the Germans at Dulmen, Westphalia.

He survived the war and was repatriated. He returned to his wife Elizabeth and sons and lived at 3 Wood Street, Luton, until the 1930s, when he and Elizabeth moved to 11 Bailey Street. Thomas died in 1941 at the age of 57.

Thomas had enlisted in the Herts Regiment in July1916 before being later transferred to the Lincolns. He had been at the Front for seven months when he was captured. The initial report that he was missing gave his age as 33, while his prisoner of war records give his date of birth as August 14th, 1884 (1885 in some cases).

Prior to joining up he was employed as a straw hat blocker by Mr A. Ball, of 49 Collingdon Street. He had married Elizabeth Moss at St Matthew's Church, Luton, on June 1st, 1903.