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Thomas was born in Bromley, Kent on 2 November 1897, although his service record gives his year of birth as 1898. A son of George Jarrett, a railway worker, he enlisted in the RNAS as an Aircraftman 2 in mid-September 1916. He was promoted to Aircraftman 1 on 3 August 1917 and become Private 1 on the formation of the RAF on 1 April 1918.

Service numbers: F20797/220797

Army Register of Soldier’s Effects for Thomas Jarrett. Image: The National Archives.

Thomas is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial in Southampton. Photo: Helen Wallbridge.