Trevor Thomas was born on October 1, 1923, in Neath, Wales, and died on August 24, 1987. He served in the Royal Artillery 365 Field Battery B.A.O.R. as a Gunner, No. 14295099. He enlisted on October 1, 1942, in Newton. His occupation before enlistment was a painter, and he was a Methodist by religious denomination. He was 5ft 3in tall, weighed 109lbs, had a maximum chest measurement of 31 inches, blue eyes, and brown hair. Diary of Trevor Thomas - WW2 Italy **Italy 1944** I am now sitting on Anzio Beach headland, where I have been for the last three weeks. I first landed here on March 4, 1944. I came directly from the main 5th Army front, where we spent the first four months of 1944. Before that, we came across the 8th Army front, where we spent the biggest part of the winter advancing up from Reggio on the toe of Italy. This winter, I have spent most of my time traveling back and forth to different fronts in Italy. First, we landed on the toe of Italy, then we advanced up to Salerno, where we joined the 5th Army. From Salerno, we went to the Adriatic coast for the Battle of Foggia. During these months, the weather in these parts was like the end of the summer. After taking Foggia, we crossed to the Central Front in support of the Canadians near Comfiopasso (Campoleone). After the fall of Comfiopasso (Campoleone), the advance on the Central Front was very slow and a tough job in such difficult country known as the Apennines. It was now November, and the weather was cold with heavy rain. The roads through these valleys were very poor. We were always up to our knees in mud. Night and day, we slept in wet clothes. We never had a pair of dry boots due to our constant moving to different positions to avoid getting stuck with our trucks and guns. We had very little shelter through these bitter winter months. All the shelter we did have was what we could scrounge ourselves, which was very little sometimes. We would be lucky to get into an old farmhouse. On we went, advancing a few miles a week until we came to Rionaro, ...