Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of George and Annie Thacker.

Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project.
Coalville Times article - Friday November 15th, 1918

LOCAL CASUALTIES

News has reached the parents of the death in action on October 20th, in France, of Private Thomas Thacker, who enlisted on April 17th, 1918, at the age of 21, in the 3rd Leicesters, and was afterwards transferred to the Cambridgeshire Regiment. His parents formerly resided at Belton, and now live at 115, Meadow Lane, Coalville, where they received a letter from the Rev. Charles Taylor, C.E. sympathising with them in their loss. This is now the tenth death from the village of Belton.

Coalville Times article - Friday October 22nd, 1920

IN MEMORIAM

THACKER – In loving memory of our dear son, Private Thomas Thacker, of Coalville, 1/1 Cambridgeshire Regiment, killed in action in France, October 26th, 1918 aged 21 years.

Then said he, “I am going to my Father, yet now I do not repent me of all the trouble.”

Ever remembered by his loving Mother, Father and Sisters.

Research undertaken and submitted by Andy Murby 30/6/2018