Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Acting Corporal F. Tomlinson, South Staffordshire Regiment, killed in action, Battle of Albert, 23 August 1918

1914-15 Star (1723 Pte., S. Staff. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1723 A. Cpl., S. Staff. R.) nearly extremely fine (3)
£100-140

Frederick Tomlinson was born in Wednesfield, Staffordshire and enlisted at Wolverhampton. Serving with the South Staffordshire Regiment, he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 5 March 1915. By 23 August 1918 he was serving in the 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment which was part of the 6th Brigade 2nd Division. At 1100 hrs the 2nd Battalion lined up on a two company front with three light tanks in support with orders to advance and capture the village of Ervillers. In spite of a heavy enemy barrage by 1200 hrs they had captured the village and consolidated a line east and south of the village. They then encountered a series of enemy machine gun posts sited in depth and mutually supporting the destruction of these machine gun posts involved fierce hand-to-hand fighting and by the end of the day the 6th Brigade had suffered 25 officers and 575 other rank casualties. Included among those killed was Acting Corporal Frederick Tomlinson who was buried with 80 other soldiers in the Douchy-Les Ayette Military Cemetery. With copied m.i.c.