Thomas William Aslin was born on the 27th June 1918 and was the husband Mrs Ellen Margaret Aslin. He enlisted into the Territorial Army on the 22nd December 1934 and served with the 8th Battalion. He went with the Battalion to Norway in 1940 and evacuated via Scapa Flow courtesy of the Royal Navy.  

He then went to Ireland and was at Enniskillen where he volunteered for the Marine Commandos. He served throughout the Normandy Landings, on Sword Beach, right up to the Rhine. He returned to England and became a Permanent Staff Instructor at the Infantry Training Centre 26th July 1945.  

He was discharged to Z Reserve in 1945 but re-enlisted into the 8th Battalion on 17th December 1947 with a new number 21013346. He continued to serve with them until 1970 when he then became a very active member of the Regimental Association and was Secretary of the Newark Branch.