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Hello,  I am the owner of www.netleyabbeymatters.co.uk which covers the Past Lives and Times of Netley Abbey Village and Netley War Hospital aka the Royal Victoria Military Hospital.  I also maintain the Netley Hospital Names' database of those folk we have identified were at some point at Netley Hospital in its lifetime (1862 - 1978). 

I've looked at the Army Record for Thomas Brown.  His Service No is 3522 although one document looks like 3532.  In light of a comment about there being a "Thomas" in an Asylum somewhere, if there had been the slightest indication that Thomas was discharged because he was suffering with, say, melancholia or "confusional insanity", his discharge papers would show this - but they don't.  The reason for discharge would not have said "found to be medically unfit", the documents would have been stamped "Insane".  There would likely too have been a further statement showing to which Asylum he would have been escorted; his place of birth/place of settlement was Wantage, Berks so documents would have shown him being sent to Berkshire County Asylum unless or until a family member came forward to "claim" him.  I looked briefly without success for his Pension Card/Claim both under his name and Annie's as that should be stamped "Dead" and show the date when his Pension ceased. 

I have added Thomas to the Netley Hospital Names' database.  Thank you for the information!