Thomas was born in Greenwich, England on August 4, 1848. He emigrated with his parents to Canada in 1857.

Thomas and his brother William Joseph Binks were both volunteers in the PERTH INFANTRY COMPANY. Each were awarded the General Service Medal of 1866-70 which was issued to all participants in the conflict that is now referred to as The Fenian Raids and later in 1870 to the Red River affair.

Fenian raids

The Fenian raids were attacks by members of the Fenian Brotherhood based in the United States on British army forts, customs posts and other targets in Canada in order to bring pressure on Britain to withdraw from Ireland, between 1866 and 1871. Most of the raids were successfully repelled by British forces and local militias. They divided many Catholic Irish-Canadians, many of whom were torn between loyalty to their new home and sympathy for the aims of the Fenians.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenian_raids

Thomas married Jessie Smith (born in Ottawa, Canada, November 5, 1852), on June 8, 1875 in Perth, Ontario.

Perth Courier, June 11, 1875
Binks-Smith—Married, in Ottawa on 8th June, by Rev. W. J. Hunter, Thomas Binks, formerly
of Perth to Jennie* Smith of Cumberland.

* probably a poor transcription - should be 'Jessie'

Thomas and Jessie had at least 4 known children in Canada; Colin Alexander Binks, Charles Robert Binks, Walter Andrew Binks and Pearl Binks.