Major Thomas Meredith Cuckson was born in Nottingham and enlisted at Lumberes. He served in the ranks with Labour Corps during the Great War 1914-18 with the number 199661.  

He married Mrs A. E Cuckson on the 28th November 1910 and  daughter Marjorie Annie was born in Plymouth on the 9th November 1911. His youngest daughter Rita was born in Newark on the 5th December 1916. 

Thomas went to France on the 8th September 1914 and was discharged on the 11th January 1919. He re-enlisted on the 2nd March 1919 into The Sherwood Foresters with a new number 125066 which was later changed to 4963019. Thomas became the Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant before being commissioned to Captain and Quartermaster of the 1st Battalion on the 31st December 1934. He was then promoted to Major Quartermaster on the 1st August 1938.  

Thomas sadly passed away in October 1962. He was another member of the Cuckson family and was the son of Lieutenant E. A. Cuckson.