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{LCommRN}} '''Edward Philip Tomkinson''', D.S.O.* ( – 6 May, 1942) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. We title his page with a "(b)" to differentiate him from [[Edward Philip Tomkinson|a man of the same age born in 1850]]. | {{LCommRN}} '''Edward Philip Tomkinson''', D.S.O.* ( – 6 May, 1942) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. We title his page with a "(b)" to differentiate him from [[Edward Philip Tomkinson|a man of the same age born in 1850]]. | ||
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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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Tomkinson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1941. | Tomkinson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1941. | ||
He died when | He died when his {{UK-Urge}} was lost without a trace on a transit from Malta to Alexandria. In 2019, the submarine was found two miles off Malta, apparently a victim of mine damage forward in an area known to have been sown. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:36, 7 April 2022
Lieutenant-Commander Edward Philip Tomkinson, D.S.O.* ( – 6 May, 1942) served in the Royal Navy. We title his page with a "(b)" to differentiate him from a man of the same age born in 1850.
I have been unable to find a Service Record for him at The National Archives.
Life & Career
Tomkinson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1933.
Tomkinson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1941.
He died when his Template:UK-Urge was lost without a trace on a transit from Malta to Alexandria. In 2019, the submarine was found two miles off Malta, apparently a victim of mine damage forward in an area known to have been sown.
See Also
Bibliography
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| Preceded by Edward B. Talbot |
Captain of H.M.S. H 33 15 Jun, 1940[1] – 8 Aug, 1940[2] |
Succeeded by Russell S. Brookes |
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