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Vice-Admiral Wilfred Tomkinson, C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy (15 November, 1877 – 7 October, 1971) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Tomkinson was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V on 25 October, 1926, vice Davies.^[1] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 August, 1927, vice Woollcombe.^[2]

"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.

Naval Appointments

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 ==Life & Career==
-Tomkinson was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King George V on 25 October, 1926, vice [[Arthur John Davies|Davies]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33221/pages/7406 no. 33221.  p. 7406.]  16 November, 1926.</ref>  He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 August, 1927, vice [[Louis Charles Stirling Woollcombe|Woollcombe]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33300/pages/5105 no. 33300.  p. 5105.]  5 August, 1927.</ref>
+Tomkinson was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King George V on 25 October, 1926, 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>  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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