Tompkinson William Arthur Trevor Pte. 4458016 - Revision history

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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Tompkinson William Arthur Trevor
|Army number=4458016
|Rank=Pte.
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, No enlistment date, Posted ? 6th BN DLI, Posted 10th Bn DLI, Prisoner of War 30/8/1940, Posted ? Bn DLI, Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 29/10/1945.
|Prisoner of War=20A (2A) 20088
|Source table=10DLI
}}

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 |Promotions=None known.
 |Wounded=Not as far as is known.
-|Died/Killed in action=Died 14/1/1995 and buried at Burton.
+|Died/Killed in action=Died 14/1/1995 and buried at Burton.  Death registered in East Staffordshire.
 |Home address=Father William Richard Tompkinson - died April 1936 aged 46.  Mother - Annie May Smith - died July 1964 aged 77.  William married Ellen M Driscoll on 16/3/1946.  She was then serving as a Clerk in the A.T.S. - number 298244.  He was living at 123 Branston Road, Burton upon Trent and working as a Motor Omnibus Driver - having worked as a Conductor at the time of his conscription.  They had eight children.
 |Source table=10DLI

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 |Army number=4458016
 |Rank=Private.
-|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry. No enlistment date yet but possibly Autumn 1939. Posted ? 6th Battalion DLI. Posted 10th Battalion DLI - probably on 1/9/1939.  Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Taken Prisoner of War - probably on 20/5/1940 but status notified 30/8/1940.  Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Battalion DLI. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 29/10/1945.  Demobilised.
+|Unit=Conscripted at age 20.  Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry. No enlistment date yet but possibly Autumn 1939. Posted ? 6th Battalion DLI. Posted 10th Battalion DLI - probably on 1/9/1939.  Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Taken Prisoner of War - probably on 20/5/1940 but status notified 30/8/1940.  Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Battalion DLI. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 29/10/1945.  Demobilised.
 |Prisoner of War=Yes - held in Camps 20A (2A).  PoW Number 20088.
 |Image Name=0ebd6570-93d4-43b5-8502-45665db88edc.jpg
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 |Promotions=None known.
 |Wounded=Not as far as is known.
-|Died/Killed in action=Died 14/1/1995.
+|Died/Killed in action=Died 14/1/1995 and buried at Burton.
-|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible).
+|Home address=Father William Richard Tompkinson - died April 1936 aged 46.  Mother - Annie May Smith - died July 1964 aged 77.  William married Ellen M Driscoll on 16/3/1946.  She was then serving as a Clerk in the A.T.S. - number 298244.  He was living at 123 Branston Road, Burton upon Trent and working as a Motor Omnibus Driver - having worked as a Conductor at the time of his conscription.  They had eight children.
 |Source table=10DLI
 }}

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		+	Grateful thanks are due to Jim Tuckwell for William's photograph and birth and death dates.

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 |Unit=Durham Light Infantry, No enlistment date, Posted ? 6th BN DLI, Posted 10th Bn DLI, Prisoner of War 30/8/1940, Posted ? Bn DLI, Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 29/10/1945.
 |Prisoner of War=20A (2A)  20088
 |Source table=10DLI
 }}