Gunner J B Tomkinson

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Battlefield cross or marker
District: Thurrock
Town: East Tilbury
County: Essex
Country: England
Commemoration: Non-Combat Deaths, Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 84384

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Current location

Back wall of memorial garden inside the fort-only accessible on open days on the 4th Sunday of each month
Coalhouse Fort
Princess Margaret Road
East Tilbury
Thurrock
Essex
RM18 8QD
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 69075 76797
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Wooden Cross with a large brass plaque attached on the cross piece

Inscription

In Memory of Gunner/JACK BOYINGTON TOMKINSON/No. 1549896/Much Loved and Missed/Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather/December 1916-September 2007

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Tomkinson, Jack Boyington
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Commemorations

Non-Combat Deaths
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, service number, rank, date of birth, date of death
Order of information: Undefined
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 1
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, service number, rank, date of birth, date of death
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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