Name
Bernard Tomlin
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
01/09/1916
28
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Gunner
74107
Royal Garrison Artillery
70 Siege Battery
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY
VIII.B.168
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Hitchin Town Memorial,
St Mary's Church Roll of Honour (Book), Hitchin
Pre War
He was the son of Henry and Adelaide Tomlin of 22, Churchyard, Hitchin. His father was a fruiterer in Churchyard Walk Hitchin and at the beginning of the war Bernard had also been a fruiterer for six years.
Bernard was married to Eva Tomlin of 12, Gartree Street, Highfields, Leicester and they had two children.
Born and resident in Hitchin he enlisted in London on the 8th April 1915.
Wartime Service
He was given the Regimental Number 74107. He went to France in August 1915 and served with the 70th Siege Battery which was equipped with 8" howitzers. At the time of his injuries the Battery was part of the 4th Army operating in the Somme sector.
Bernard was buried in Plot 8, Row B, Grave 168 in the Boulogne Eastern Cemetery in France. The gravestones in this cemetery are laid flat, this is rare and usually only where there are stability issues.
Additional Information
Son of Henry and Adelaide Tomlin of 22 Churchyard, Hitchin and Married to Eva Tomlin of 12 Gartree Street, Highfields, Leicester
Acknowledgments
Adrian Dunne, David C Baines, Jonty Wild
