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{LCommRN}} '''Edward Philip Tomkinson''', D.S.O.* ( – 6 May, 1942) served in the [[Royal Navy]].  We title his page with a "(b)" to differentiate him from [[Edward Philip Tomkinson|a man of the same age born in 1850]].
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{{LCommRN}} '''Edward Philip Tomkinson''', D.S.O.* ( – 6 May, 1942) served in the [[Royal Navy]].  We title his page with a "(b)" to differentiate him from [[Edward Philip Tomkinson|a man of the same age born in 1850]].
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==Life & Career==
 
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Tomkinson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1941.
 
Tomkinson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1941.
  
He died when ''Urge'' was lost without a trace.
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He died when his {{UK-Urge}} was lost without a trace on a transit from Malta to Alexandria.  In 2019, the submarine was found two miles off Malta, apparently a victim of mine damage forward in an area known to have been sown.
  
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 12:36, 7 April 2022

Lieutenant-Commander Edward Philip Tomkinson, D.S.O.* ( – 6 May, 1942) served in the Royal Navy. We title his page with a "(b)" to differentiate him from a man of the same age born in 1850.

I have been unable to find a Service Record for him at The National Archives.

Life & Career

Tomkinson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1933.

Tomkinson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1941.

He died when his Template:UK-Urge was lost without a trace on a transit from Malta to Alexandria. In 2019, the submarine was found two miles off Malta, apparently a victim of mine damage forward in an area known to have been sown.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edward B. Talbot
Captain of H.M.S. H 33
15 Jun, 1940[1] – 8 Aug, 1940[2]
Succeeded by
Russell S. Brookes

Footnotes

  1. Uboat.net page on the ship.
  2. Uboat.net page on the ship.