Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Thomas gụrụ akwụkwọ na Kingston Technical School ma mechaa gụọ akwụkwọ na South-West Essex Technical College dị na Walthamstow. Na 1949 a kpọrọ ya maka Ọrụ Mba ma malite njem ọrụ afọ abụọ na Singapore na Royal Army Pay Corps. Ka ọ nọ ebe ahụ, o tinyere aka n'ọrụ agha megide ndị nnupụisi Kọmunist na mpaghara
Ihe mberede Malayan. Ọ malitekwara ide obere isiokwu ndị a ga-ebipụta n'akwụkwọ akụkọ ndị Bekee.