Tomlinson Stanley Pte 4264840
Personnel Entry
Name Tomlinson Stanley
Army number 4264840
Rank WO II.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age (At time of death).Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers - enlisted 11/1/1926 at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, (as a Regular Soldier, for 7 years with the Colours and 5 years on the Reserve), Aged 18 and 265 days. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 18/7/1940, and posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served Iceland?. Served Normandy. Wounded 19/8/1944. Transferred to the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 20/9/1944 on the disbanding of the 10th Battalion. DCLI Enlistment Book not available to allow research of later service.
Company/Battery HQ Company
Platoon or other sub-unit Company HQ.
Task or role Company Sergeant Major
Joined Brigade 18-Jul-40
Promotions None known beyond CSM. It is not known what rank Stanley Tomlinson held at the time of his transfer from the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, or whether he was able to retain that rank.
Wounded Yes – in Normandy – 19/8/1944.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet ascertained.
Home address Born Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. Worked as a Labourer. His next of Kin at the time of enlistment was noted as being his - Brother, Thomas Tomlinson, 56, Wellington Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Source table 10DLI
It is assumed, from the limited information available, that CSM S Tomlinson is Stanley - number 4264840 and not Sidney 3658382 and this is supported by later research. Anyone with definitive information on either man please contact the Lead Researcher.
