George Tomlinson
in 1911 he was a boot repairer and maker.
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George Tomlinson was born in 1896 at Loughborough, he was the son of the late John a a shoe maker and repairer and Lizzie Ann Tomlinson,née Clarke of Willoughby, Nottinghamshire.
His father .John was born in 1865 at Keyworth he died in 1907 at Loughborough he was 42 yrs old, his mother Lizzie Ann Clarke was born in186 at Willoughby on the Wolds, they were married in 1886 their marriage was recorded in the Loughborough Registration district, they went on to have 7 children, sadly two were to die in infancy or early childhood.
In the 1911 census the family are living at 106 Freehold Street, Loughborough, his widowed mother Lizzie Ann 50 yrs is living with her children, Gertrude 22 yrs a laundry packer and sorter, Douglas 19 yrs a wood sawyer, George 15 yrs a bootmaker and repairer and John 11 yrs a saddlers errand boy.
Corporal George Tomlinson enlisted at Lougborough, he served withthe 1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment he died of wounds on 25 March 1917 (or 27th March 1917) and is buried in Calais Southern Cemetery, France (grave ref. Plot F. Row 5. Grave 3).
He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
CWGC - History of Calais Southern Cemetery (extract): 'In April 1915, No.6 Base Supply Depot was started at Calais to help relieve the pressure on Boulogne and to provide a base nearer to the front than Le Havre or Rouen. The base remained open until the last Commonwealth forces left France in March 1921. The 30th, 35th and 38th General Hospitals, No.9 British Red Cross Hospital and No.10 Canadian Stationary Hospital were also stationed in the town, providing about 2,500 beds. From May 1915 to March 1918, Commonwealth burials were made in Calais Southern Cemetery. Subsequent interments were made in the new military cemetery at Les Baraques.' (www.cwgc.org)
CWGC headstone personal inscription: 'A young life nobly given for his country's sake. RIP'
Although his death is stated as occuring on 25th March 1917, (on CWGC) other militiary records show his date of death as 27th March 1917
additional research Peter Gillings
Photo of George Tomlinson
Calais South Cemetery, France.