We remember Percy Tomkin

We remember Percy Tomkin

Timeline

Timeline

1882
birth Chart Sutton, Kent United Kingdom Source:6514647 Source:8800001 22nd October 1882
1891
location Chart Corner, Chart Sutton, Kent United Kingdom parents address Source:8800001 1891
1901
location Chart Corner, Chart Sutton, Kent United Kingdom parents address Source:8800004 1901
1916
marriage Emily Robinson Source:8800005 1916
1916
service Royal Navy Stoker 2nd Class K37875 HMS "Pembroke II" Source:8864973 16th November 1916
1917
service Royal Navy Stoker 2nd Class K/37875 H.M.S. "Hannibal" Source:8864973 28th March 1917
service Royal Navy Stoker 2nd Class K37875 HMT "Arcadian" Source:8864995
location Chart Comer, Maidstone, Kent United Kingdom parents address Source:8725662
1917
death Killed in Action Lost in HM Transport "Arcadian" en route from Salonika to Alexandria. 26 miles off the Greek island of Milos, she was hit by a single torpedo and sank within six minutes with the loss of 279 lives. Source:8725662 Source:8864995 15th April 1917
burial Chatham Naval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Chatham, Kent United Kingdom Panel 24. Source:8725662

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Percy
Initials P
Last Name Tomkin
Source 6514647
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Chart Comer, Maidstone, Kent United Kingdom parents address
Chart Corner, Chart Sutton, Kent United Kingdom parents address known 1891
Chart Corner, Chart Sutton, Kent United Kingdom parents address known 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy K37875 HMS "Pembroke II" Stoker 2nd Class
Royal Navy K37875 HMT "Arcadian" Stoker 2nd Class
Royal Navy K/37875 H.M.S. "Hannibal" Stoker 2nd Class
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth mother
Henry Tomkin father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Emily Robinson wife 1916

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Bearsted33934

External Evidence

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HMS "Hannibal" Wikipedia record Bearsted33934
1891 census Chart Sutton, Kent Bearsted33934
1901 census Chart Sutton, Kent Bearsted33934
FreeBMD Marriage Mar 1916 for Percy Tomkin Bearsted33934
Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1853-1928 for Percy Tomkin Bearsted33934
HMT "Arcadian" Wikipedia record Bearsted33934

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