Tomlinson, Richard Sydney
Personal Information
Rank | AC2 |
Forename(s) | Richard Sydney |
Surname | Tomlinson |
Gender | M |
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Date of Death | 29-07-1940 |
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Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Halliwell (St. Peter) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Grave 1228. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | SP |
Panel Number | 272 (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1052556 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | |
Squadron | Newton |
Trade | Ground staff |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to site of former SHQ, Newton, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Statue, Plaque and information board |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Newton from 1940 to 2001 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Newton |
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Reason for Loss | Knocked down and killed by a taxi driver while walking along Fosse Road, Nottingham. The taxi driver, William George Adams, was himself killed in another road accident at Ancaster (6 August 1940) before an investigation into Tomlinson's death could take place. his stationary taxi was struck by a bus after he has stopped to adjust a rear light. He suffered a fractured skull, and died in Grantham Hospital. (Nottingham Journal - Tuesday 30 July 1940 and inquest into Tomlinson's death). |