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After the War, he began experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. It is implied that there was a drastic personality shift before and after his experiences in the First World War, during which he was a Tunneller or Sapper (a volunteer digging treacherous tunnels covertly, in order to place enormous amount of explosives beneath enemy lines, a tactic used several times in the war to devastating effect). Gretta grew sick, and Thomas stayed by her bedside for three months before she passed away and he went to war. Shelby was in love with a girl named Greta Jurossi before the First World War, as stated by Jessie Eden. It can be concluded that perhaps both of Thomas' parents are partially Romani Gypsies, it is also implied that they have Irish Traveller ancestry too, as Polly mentions that, alongside Romani, they should not speak Shelta to Karl Thorne, which is the language spoken by Irish Travellers.
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It is implied by their aunt, Polly, who is their father's sister and Thomas himself when he states in Series 1 that the Lee Family are kin to the Shelby family from their mother's side.
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Thomas Shelby and his siblings are Gypsies from both sides of their family.