 Complete the following phrase:  On 8 June 1809 aged 16, Thomas enlisted as an Ensign in the 2nd Battalion of the 48th Northamptonshire Regiment of Foot in the British Army. On 17 June 1811, he was promoted to the rank of lieutet. He served in the Peninsular War and was awarded the Military General Service Medal, with clasps for Busaco 1810, 