Sergeant George Tomlinson, 16469
- Batt - 1
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Section -
- Date of Birth -
- Died - 25/03/1917
- Age - 21
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ContributeSource: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland. He was the son of John and Lizzie Ann Tomlinson. The citation in the London Gazette for 25th November 1916 reads:- “For conspicuous gallantry in action. He commanded and fought four trench mortars with great courage and determination. He stood on the parapet to observe the fire of his guns. He set a splendid example throughout the operations.”
Leicestershire Project Findings
- Conflict - World War I
- Burial Place - Plot F, Row 5, Grave 3, Calais Southern Cemetery
- Other Memorials - Loughborough Carillon, War Memorial Bell Tower
Research from Michael Doyle's Their Name Liveth For Evermore
- Unit - Leicestershire Regiment
- Cause of death - DIED OF WOUNDS
- Burial Commemoration - Calais Southern Cem., France
- Born - Loughborough, Leics
- Enlisted - Loughborough, Leics
- Place of Residence - Willoughby, Nottinghamshire, England
- Memorial - CARILLON TOWER MEM., LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICS
