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Tomlinson, J., Sgt., 1940

Jack Tomlinson

On Runnymede Memorial, Surrey is the name of 581125 Sergeant-Navigator John Tomlinson serving with the 44 Squadron Royal Air Force who died 01/10/1940.

Dorothy Hall has submitted the following:-

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

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 photograph was taken Christmas 1939.

Acknowledgements: Avril Gray

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


The CWGC entry for Sergeant Tomlinson

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk