Thomas was the son of Frank and Amy Pile of Godmanstone. He was educated at Hardye’s School in Dorchester and worked for the General Post Office in Dorchester before being called up into the Army. He was a Trooper in the 107th Regiment (5th King’s Own Royal Regiment of Lancashire), Royal Armoured Corps. On 21st October 1944 Thomas was part of a Reconnaissance Troop attempting to force a corridor up the east side of the Scheldt Estuary. They came under fire and Thomas was killed. He was 21 years old. Trooper Thomas Leo Pile was first buried in a field grave at Cederlaan in Essen-Nieuwmoer (Belgium) and then reburied in Geel War Cemetery. He is also commemorated at Hardye’s School and at the General Post Office in Dorchester.

Source for the above text: https://cerneabbashistory.org/ :THE SCRIPT OF A TALK GIVEN TO THE CERNE ABBAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY ON 23 OCTOBER 2014 (cerneabbashistory.org)