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Leslie Thomas
Leslie Thomas, OBE (22 March 1931 – 6 May 2014) was a Welsh author best known for his comic novel ''The Virgin Soldiers''.
== Early life ==
Thomas was born in Newport. He was orphaned at the age of 12, when his mariner father was lost at sea and his mother died only a few months later from cancer.〔("Newport novellist, Leslie Thomas features in TV writers' show" ), ''South Wales Argus'', 22 February 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.〕 He was subsequently brought up in a Dr Barnardo's home; the story of this upbringing was the subject of his first, autobiographical, book, ''This Time Next Week''.
Thomas attended Kingston Technical School and he then took a course in journalism at South-West Essex Technical College in Walthamstow.〔( Leslie Thomas Daily Telegraph Obituary ) Retrieved 7 May 2014〕 In 1949 he was called up for National Service and embarked on a two year tour of duty in Singapore with the Royal Army Pay Corps. While there he was briefly involved with the military action against communist rebels in the Malayan emergency. He also began to write short articles for publication in English newspapers.
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