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Tomlinson, A., Sgt., 1943

Alan Tomlinson

On Runnymede Memorial, Surrey is the name of 630845 Flight-Sergeant Alan Tomlinson serving with the 97 Straits Settlement Squadron Royal Air Force who died 24/06/1943.

Dorothy Hall has submitted the following:-

Alan, born 1920, was the youngest son of George Tomlinson, born 1887, and Lydia, nee Stephenson, born 1889. Their eldest son Joshua, was born in 1915 and John, known as Jack was born 1917.

In September 1939, George, a Bank Manager, was living at Willow Green, Ford Lane, Lanchester. Lydia was a housewife.

George's brother Joseph Tomlinson died during the Great War.

This photographs was taken Christmas 1939.

Acknowledgements: Avril Gray

Alan Tomlinson is remembered at Lanchester on L62.01 and L62.06


The CWGC entry for Sergeant Tomlinson

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