Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of John Beaver a General Labourer, born 1862 in Oakham, Rutland and his wife Sarah, born 1858 in Ridlington, Rutland. Thomas George was born in 1893 in Oakham, Rutland, his siblings were Frank, born 1892, Fred, born 1895, Alice A., born 1896 and Julia, born 1901, all his siblings were born in Oakham, Rutland, in March 1901 the family home was at Near Mill Street, Oakham, Rutland, this being situated within the Ecclesiastical Parish of Oakham, All Saints. In April 1911 Thomas was employed as a Farm Labourer and was residing at Cold Overton, Rutland, as a servant in the home of Elizabeth Carter a widow and Farmer. He joined the Territorials the day after war was declared, being at the time an employee of the Midland Railway Company’s Provender Stores at Oakham, Rutland. He embarked for active Service on the 15th June 1915, and died from wounds received in action at the 9th Casualty Clearing Station, France. In a letter to his father, the Chaplain who buried him says:- “It is very sad for you, and I send you my sincere sympathy. Let your sorrow be tempered with the thought that the service of King and Country is the cause of righteousness in the service of God. Your brave son has given his life in this high service. God is not unmindful of his own. May He in his mercy abundantly bless and comfort you.” The War Diary for today records. At 6.00am Battn in place in RESERVE trench. At 12.00 noon bombardment of enemy trench FOSSE 8 commenced. At 1.00pm smoke and gas turned on until 1.50pm. At 2.00pm assault. 5th Battn LINCOLNSHIRE REGT and 4th Battn LEICESTERSHIRE REGT advanced in lines of platoon at 50 paces distance against HOHENZOLLERN REDOUBT. 4th Battn LINCOLNSHIRE REGT attacked from 2nd line followed by the MONMOUTHSHIRE REGT. REDOUBT captured but lines checked and stopped by machine gun fire from MAD POINT, MADAGASCAR, and SOUTH FACE, also heavy rifle fire FOSSE and DUMP TRENCH. First two lines as almost all Coy officers became casualties. REDOUBT and half of NORTH FACE was held – LITTLE WILLIE and BIG WILLIE still in enemy hands. At 3.00pm B Coy sent up to reinforce centre and left of REDOUBT followed by A and part of D Coy’s. Machine guns in position along original front line now held by C Coy and parts of other regiments. Considerable progress made along LITTLE WILLIE by grenade party under Lt C. H. F. WOLLASTON. Ground lost again owing to lack of grenades. At 5.30pm ground now held consisted of front face of REDOUBT and up to LITTLE WILLIE and point 60. Remainder of REDOUBT untenable by either side. 138th Brigade relieved gradually by 139th Brigade. 138th Brigade hold original front line trench. Many of A and B Coy’s still remained in the REDOUBT during the whole of next day.