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− | + | {{ViceRN}} '''Wilfred Tomkinson''', C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy (15 November, 1877 – 7 October, 1971) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1899.<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref> | |
− | == | + | Tomkinson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1910.<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref> |
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+ | On 29 November, 1910, he was appointed to ''Mercury'' for command of the [[Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla]], remaining in command of that formation until 12 January, 1912 when Tomkinson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Forth|f=t}} and for command of the Devonport Seagoing Flotilla..{{NLJul14|p. 316}} | ||
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+ | He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lurcher|f=t}} on 30 July, 1914, also to oversee submarines.{{NLJan15|p. 351}}<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref> | ||
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+ | Tomkinson was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1916.<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref> | ||
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+ | On 1 December 1916, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Aurora|f=t}}. | ||
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+ | Tomkinson was appointed as captain of {{UK-Colossus}} from 6 July, 1917,<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref> remaining there until mid-November when he was relieved by [[Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall|Charles P. Beaty-Pownall]]. | ||
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+ | He was appointed in command of the new {{UK-Hood|f=t}} on 1 January, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 788}} | ||
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+ | On 25 October, 1926, Tomkinson was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King George V, vice [[Arthur John Davies|Davies]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33221/pages/7406 no. 33221. p. 7406.] 16 November, 1926.</ref> | ||
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+ | He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 August, 1927, vice [[Louis Charles Stirling Woollcombe|Woollcombe]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33300/pages/5105 no. 33300. p. 5105.] 5 August, 1927.</ref> | ||
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+ | Tomkinson was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 15 February, 1932.<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref> | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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==Service Record== | ==Service Record== | ||
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+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Stanley Lyte Willis|Stanley L. Willis]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Forth (1886)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Forth'']]'''<br>12 Jan, 1912{{NLJul14|p. 316}}<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref> – Aug, 1914<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lionel Arthur Doveton Sturdee|Lionel A. D. Sturdee]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harold George Campbell|Harold G. Campbell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Lurcher (1912)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Lurcher'']]'''<br>3 Aug, 1914<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref> – 22 Sep, 1915<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lionel George Dawson|Lionel G. Dawson]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Norman Douglas Holbrook|Norman D. Holbrook]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. B 11 (1906)|Captain of H.M.S. ''B 11'']]'''<br>5 Oct, 1915{{NLOct16|p. 392''i''}} – late 1915|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Samuel Maryon Gorton Gravener|Samuel M. G. Gravener]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Wilmot Stuart Nicholson|Wilmot S. Nicholson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Aurora (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Aurora'']]'''<br>1 Dec, 1916<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref> – 6 Jul, 1917<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Wilfrid Nunn|Wilfrid Nunn]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alfred Dudley Pickman Rogers Pound|A. Dudley P. R. Pound]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Colossus (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Colossus'']]'''<br>6 Jul, 1917<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 392''n''}} – Nov, 1917<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall|Charles P. Beaty-Pownall]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Percy Withers|Percy Withers]]'''|'''[[Sixth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Captain (D), Sixth Destroyer Flotilla]]'''<br>9 Jan, 1918<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref> – 17 Mar, 1919<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Roger L'Estrange Murray Rede|Roger L'E. M. Rede]]'''<br><small>as '''Commander (D), Sixth Destroyer Flotilla'''</small>}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur John Davies|Arthur J. Davies]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Lion (1910)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Lion'']]'''<br>17 Mar, 1919{{NLAug19|p. 832}}<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref> – 1 Jan, 1920<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Albert Percy Addison|Albert P. Addison]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hood (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hood'']]'''<br>1 Jan, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 788}} – 31 Mar, 1921<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Mackworth|Geoffrey Mackworth]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Wise Parker|Henry W. Parker]]'''|'''[[Operations Division (Royal Navy)|Director of Operations Division]]'''<br>21 Nov, 1923{{UKNavalStaff|p. 123}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alfred Dudley Pickman Rogers Pound|A. Dudley P. R. Pound]]'''|'''[[Assistant Chief of Naval Staff|Assistant Chief of Naval Staff]]'''<br>22 Apr, 1929{{UKNavalStaff|p. 123}}<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Knowles im Thurn|John K. im Thurn]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alfred Dudley Pickman Rogers Pound|A. Dudley P. R. Pound]]'''|'''[[Battle Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>24 Apr, 1931<ref>"Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 24 April, 1931. Issue '''45805''', col G, p. 6.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Milbourne James|William M. James]]'''}} | ||
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+ | ==Footnotes== | ||
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Revision as of 09:35, 28 August 2019
Vice-Admiral Wilfred Tomkinson, C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy (15 November, 1877 – 7 October, 1971) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Lieutenant on 1 October, 1899.[1]
Tomkinson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1910.[2]
On 29 November, 1910, he was appointed to Mercury for command of the Portsmouth Submarine Flotilla, remaining in command of that formation until 12 January, 1912 when Tomkinson was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Forth and for command of the Devonport Seagoing Flotilla..[3]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Lurcher on 30 July, 1914, also to oversee submarines.[4][5]
Tomkinson was promoted to Captain on 30 June, 1916.[6]
On 1 December 1916, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Aurora.
Tomkinson was appointed as captain of Colossus from 6 July, 1917,[7] remaining there until mid-November when he was relieved by Charles P. Beaty-Pownall.
He was appointed in command of the new battlecruiser Hood on 1 January, 1920.[8]
On 25 October, 1926, Tomkinson was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V, vice Davies.[9]
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 August, 1927, vice Woollcombe.[10]
Tomkinson was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 15 February, 1932.[11]
Bibliography
- "Vice-Adml Tomkinson" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 9 October, 1971. Issue 58924, col F, pg. 14.
- Coles, Alan (1993). Invergordon Scapegoat. London: Sutton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0750902337.
Papers
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
Footnotes
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1914). p. 316.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 351.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 788.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33221. p. 7406. 16 November, 1926.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1914). p. 316.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392i.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392n.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 832.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 788.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 123.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 123.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 24 April, 1931. Issue 45805, col G, p. 6.