Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Thomas Davies, a Midland Railway platelayer, born 1865 in Salop and his wife Lydia Davies, born 1871 in Salop. Thomas Samuel was born on the 17th September 1893 in Ibstock, Leics., his siblings were, John William, born 1896 and Frances Lydia Sarah Ann, born 1899, the latter two siblings were both born in Ibstock, Leics., and Charles Joseph, born 1901 in Bagworth, Leics., in March 1901 the family home was at Station Road, Bagworth, Leics. In April 1911 Thomas was employed as a colliery lamp cleaner and was residing in the family home at Station Terrace, Bagworth, Leics., together with his father, a railway platelayer, his mother and siblings, John, a coal mine underground roadman, Frances, a schoolgirl, Charles, a schoolboy, Frederick James, a schoolboy, born 1903 and Lois Elizabeth, a schoolgirl, born 1905, the latter two siblings were both born in Bagworth, Leics. Thomas enlisted into the Royal Navy to serve for the period of hostilities on the 5th October 1916, and was allocated the service number J/59725 in Portsmouth, Hants. His medical examination recorded that he was 5 foot 6 ½ inches in height, and had a chest measurement of 37 inches, his hair colour was brown and he had blue eyes, his complexion was described as fresh, he gave his trade or calling as a capstan hand. His record of service began when he joined HMS Victory I as an Ordinary Seaman on the 5/10/16 – 16/12/16. HMS Excellent, 17/12/16 – 20/12/16. Q.19, 21/12/16 – 19/1/17. HMS Victory I, 20/1/17 – 12/3/17, when he was dangerously wounded in action, and subsequently died from his wounds on the 18/3/17 in the Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth.