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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Omeo Victoria [5]

London, Middlesex [4]

Islington, London [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Worcester, Worcestershire [3]

Enfield New South Wales [2]

Islington, London, Middlesex [2]

Islington, Middlesex [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester England [2]

Mortlake, Surrey [2]

Mudgee New South Wales [2]

Northampton [2]

Sutton, Surrey [2]

Abergavenny [1]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albrighton, Shropshire [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Berwickshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bournemouth England [1]

Bristol [1]

Camden New South Wales [1]

Campbelltown New South Wales [1]

Canning Town, Essex [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Caterham, Surrey [1]

Catersham, Surrey [1]

Creswick Victoria [1]

Crockham Hill, Kent [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Desborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Desborough, Northants [1]

Dover England [1]

Edgbaston, Birmingham [1]

Finchley, London, Middlesex [1]

Frimley, Surrey [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Gloucester [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hampton Hill England [1]

Hampton, Evesham, Worcester [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

Hinnomunjie Victoria [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Llandeilo Wales [1]

Rank

Private [359]

Driver [44]

Gunner [39]

Serjeant [36]

Corporal [30]

Sapper [22]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Lance Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Bombardier [7]

Captain [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Reverend [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

A.R.S.M. [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Garrison Serjeant Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

RE [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [56]

Army Service Corps [47]

Royal Engineers [47]

Labour Corps [37]

London Regiment [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

Middlesex Regiment [27]

Rifle Brigade [19]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6]

Herefordshire Regiment [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Dragoon Guards [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [593]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49]

Royal Navy [45]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [32]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [763]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Omeo Victoria [5] London, Middlesex [4] Islington, London [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Worcester, Worcestershire [3] Enfield New South Wales [2] Islington, London, Middlesex [2] Islington, Middlesex [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester England [2] Mortlake, Surrey [2] Mudgee New South Wales [2] Northampton [2] Sutton, Surrey [2] Abergavenny [1] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albrighton, Shropshire [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Berwickshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bournemouth England [1] Bristol [1] Camden New South Wales [1] Campbelltown New South Wales [1] Canning Town, Essex [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Caterham, Surrey [1] Catersham, Surrey [1] Creswick Victoria [1] Crockham Hill, Kent [1] Dalston, London [1] Desborough, Northamptonshire [1] Desborough, Northants [1] Dover England [1] Edgbaston, Birmingham [1] Finchley, London, Middlesex [1] Frimley, Surrey [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Gloucester [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hampton Hill England [1] Hampton, Evesham, Worcester [1] Hertfordshire [1] Hinnomunjie Victoria [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Llandeilo Wales [1]

Rank

Private [359] Driver [44] Gunner [39] Serjeant [36] Corporal [30] Sapper [22] Second Lieutenant [16] Lance Corporal [12] Lieutenant [11] Bombardier [7] Captain [7] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Armourer Staff Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Reverend [2] Staff Nurse [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Corporal [1] A.R.S.M. [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Gunner [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Commissary [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Garrison Serjeant Major [1] Nurse [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] RE [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [56] Army Service Corps [47] Royal Engineers [47] Labour Corps [37] London Regiment [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] Middlesex Regiment [27] Rifle Brigade [19] Machine Gun Corps [18] Royal Fusiliers [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] The Queen's Regiment [14] Worcestershire Regiment [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Leicestershire Regiment [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] South Wales Borderers [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6] Herefordshire Regiment [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Dragoon Guards [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [593] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49] Royal Navy [45] Australian Imperial Force [37] Canadian Expeditionary Force [32] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

T [773]

Contribution

Military Service [763] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Albert Freeman Tomkins

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251603

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William Harold Tomkins

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63685

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Arthur Frederick William Tomkins

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231470

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Henry James Tomkins

Died 1918

British Army 28519 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/8th Territorial Battalion

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John Tomkins

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 32140 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Hugh Charles Tomkins

Born 1887

Died 1972

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alfred Tomkins

Died 1917

British Army 8/6320 Private Durham Light Infantry 8th Bn

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Harold James Tomkins

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286318

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Reginald Tomkins

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3957

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Harry Tomkins

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10146

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Eric Feltham Tomkins

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10613

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Mark Frank Tomkins

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 526

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Percy Hamilton Tomkins

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163231

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Bradstreet Tomkins

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 171927

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Thomas Leslie Tomkins

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179679

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Herbert Tomkins

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213709

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Charles Percy Tomkins

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army G/4069 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

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Alfred George Tomkins

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 20472 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Norman Tomkins

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1687 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Albert Edward Lea Tomkins

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army G/25068 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/25068 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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