Thomas 'Tommy' Connolly was born on Xmas Eve, 1923 in Glasgow, Scotland.

He died a week before his 21st birthday. He was on patrol in Venlo, Holland.

Arthur Looker dedicated his book, In at the Deep End, to 'Tommy' Connolly.

1st KOSB War Diary for *16th December, 1944. At about 0300 hrs a contact patrol between 11 and 12 Pls B Coy bumped an enemy patrol of approximately seven men at 825294. The Germans shouted "Hands up" and our patrol opened fire, and at once split up and made their way back to their Pl - one was missing. B Coy stood to but nothing further happened.

At first light a patrol went out and found Pte Connolly, the missing man, lying dead, and in the area of the shooting were found one schmeisser magazine, one German forage cap and one pole charge composed of stick grenade charges.