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|Surname and forenames=Tompkinson William Arthur Trevor | |Surname and forenames=Tompkinson William Arthur Trevor | ||
|Army number=4458016 | |Army number=4458016 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Private. |
| − | |Unit=Durham Light Infantry | + | |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=20A (2A) 20088 | + | |Prisoner of War=Yes - held in Camps 20A (2A). PoW Number 20088. |
| + | |Image Name=0ebd6570-93d4-43b5-8502-45665db88edc.jpg | ||
| + | |Image Title= Private Tompkinson 10th DLI | ||
| + | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | ||
| + | |Date of birth=Born 22/2/1919 | ||
| + | |Age=75 at the time of his death. | ||
| + | |Company/Battery=Not yet known. | ||
| + | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | ||
| + | |Task or role=Probably Rifleman. | ||
| + | |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939 on embodiment. | ||
| + | |Promotions=None known. | ||
| + | |Wounded=Not as far as is known. | ||
| + | |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 | |Source table=10DLI | ||
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| + | Grateful thanks are due to Jim Tuckwell for William's photograph and birth and death dates. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:29, 30 December 2025
Personnel Entry
Name Tompkinson William Arthur Trevor
Army number 4458016
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 22/2/1919
Age 75 at the time of his death.
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.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939 on embodiment.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Yes - held in Camps 20A (2A). PoW Number 20088.
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
Grateful thanks are due to Jim Tuckwell for William's photograph and birth and death dates.
