BORN WORCESTER 1879. SON OF ARTHUR TOMKINS (1854-1913) & CHARLOTTE TOMKINS, WHO LIVED IN BAYSTON, SALOP. WIFE SELINA TOMKINS LIVED AT 3, SUTTON STREET, SPRING BANK, HULL.
HE WAS A SCHOOL TEACHER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 13TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. SURVIVED THE BATTLES OF THE SOMME AND OPPY WOOD. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 16/06/1917, AGED 38. BURIED AT HULL WESTERN CEMETERY.
HE HAD MARRIED SELINA BELL AT HULL IN 1915. SHE WAS AN OLDER WOMEN BORN ON 29/03/1857. THEY NO CHILDREN.
| Name | Ernest Tomkins |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Mamble, Worcs, 1879 |
| Death Date | 16 Jun 1917 |
| Death Place | Home |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 13th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 25092 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Buried | Hull Western Cemetery, East Yorkshire, UK |
First name:
ERNEST
Regiment:
Military Number:
25092
Rank:
Private
Date Died
16/06/1917
Place died:
Hull Western Cemetery, East Yorkshire, UK
Age:
38
3, SUTTON STREET, SPRING BANK, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
