Philip Edward Thomas was born on 3rd March, 1878 at 14 Lansdowne Gardens in Stockwell, Lambeth, which was then a part of Surrey.
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Whilst still studying for his degree he married Helen Berenice Noble in June, 1899, in Fulham, London.
Thomas was educated at Battersea Grammar School before proceeding to St Paul\'s School in London and then becoming a history scholar, between 1898-1900, at Lincoln College, Oxford.
His family had a rich Welsh heritage.
Philip Edward Thomas was born on 3rd March, 1878 at 14 Lansdowne Gardens in Stockwell, Lambeth, which was then a part of Surrey