Arthur Tomlinson
He worked at the New Hucknall Colliery as a Coal Miner along with his Father and Brother.
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Arthur Tomlinson was the youngest Son of George Tomlinson, a Coal Miner : Born : Pilsley, 1860 and Ruth Tomlinson, née Holmes, Born : Blackwell 1861.
They were married in 1883 in the Mansfield Registration District.
Arthur Tomlinson was baptised on 1st July 1894 in Blackwell.
Brother of Joseph Tomlinson and another sibling who died in infancy.
According to the 1911 Census, the Family lived at West End Cottage, Blackwell Road, Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire.
In December 1913 , in the Mansfield Registration area Arthur Tomlinson married Daisy Mary Whetton.
Father of : Edith Tomlinson : Born : June 1914.
The family lived at 76 Blackwell Road, Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire.
Whilst he was on War service his Wife's address was 17 Dalestorth Street, New Cross, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
After Arthur Tomlinson's death, Daisy Tomlinson married Alfred William Eade on the 21st November 1918 in Milford, Surrey.
Arthur Tomlinson enlisted on 8th August 1914 with the Sherwood Foresters, Notts. & Derby Regiment, and later served with 1st Royal Marine Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Marine Light Infantry as part of "Kitchener's Marines".
His first theatre of War was in Gallipoli in 1915, following the withdrawal from the Dardanelles Peninsula, he was sent to the Western Front.
Notts Free Press – 20th July, 1917.
LOCAL SOLDIERS KILLED - PRIVATE ARTHUR TOMLINSON, HUTHWAITE.
After being reported as missing since November 13th 1916, official news has now been received to the effect that Private, Arthur Tomlinson of 76, Blackwell Road, Huthwaite (youngest Son of Mr. George Tomlinson) was killed in action in France on that date. The deceased soldier, who was 23 years of age, enlisted on September 8th, 1914 and after being in the Dardanelles a few months was transferred to France.
He was on leave in October last, and returned on November 6th, being reported as missing a week later.
Private Tomlinson worked at the New Hucknall Colliery.
He leaves a wife and child.
Tomlinson was one of 'Kitchener's Marines' who were transferred from the Sherwood Foresters to the RMLI.
Des Turner notes '600 RMLI transfers came from 2 regiments - 200 from the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) and 400 from the Sherwood Foresters.
They were predominantly ex-miners and labourers, fit men wanted for their ability to dig trenches and tunnels.
The 200 KOYLI recruits were transferred to Plymouth Division RMLI and were given service numbers PLY/1(S) to PLY200(S).
This was also the case for the Sherwood Foresters 200 who were dispatched to Portsmouth where already 30 men were recruited and so they became PO/31(S) to PO/230(S).
200 remaining SherwoodForesters went to Chatham and were numbered CH/1 to CH/200(S).'
Commemorated on the Anglo-French Memorial, Thiepval : Pier and Face 1A.
The date of death on the Family Memorial is probably incorrect, it states the 15th November 1917, he died a year and two days earlier if he died on the date that he originally went missing, unfortunately for the Family it was not confirmed until over eight months later.
Photo of Arthur Tomlinson
Photograph of the Family Memorial Commemorating Private, Arthur Tomlinson in Huthwaite Cemetery, Nottinghamshire by Gary Crosby on the 21st June 2025.,
Photo of Arthur Tomlinson
Photograph of a Family Memorial Commemorating Private, Arthur Tomlinson in Huthwaite Cemetery, Nottinghamshire by Gary Crosby on the 21st June 2025.