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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
{{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1899.<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref> | |||
In December 1916, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Aurora|f=t}}. | {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1910.<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref> | ||
Tomkinson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Forth|f=t}} on 12 January, 1912.{{NLJul14|p. 316}} | |||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Lurcher|f=t}} on 30 July, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 351}} | |||
Tomkinson was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1916.<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref> | |||
In December 1916, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Aurora|f=t}}. | |||
Tomkinson was appointed as captain of {{UK-Colossus}} from 6 July, 1917,<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref> remaining there until mid-November when he was relieved by [[Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall|Charles P. Beaty-Pownall]]. | Tomkinson was appointed as captain of {{UK-Colossus}} from 6 July, 1917,<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref> remaining there until mid-November when he was relieved by [[Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall|Charles P. Beaty-Pownall]]. | ||
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He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 August, 1927, vice [[Louis Charles Stirling Woollcombe|Woollcombe]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33300/pages/5105 no. 33300. p. 5105.] 5 August, 1927.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 August, 1927, vice [[Louis Charles Stirling Woollcombe|Woollcombe]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33300/pages/5105 no. 33300. p. 5105.] 5 August, 1927.</ref> | ||
Tomkinson was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 15 February, 1932.<ref>Tomkinson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 375.</ref> | |||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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==Service Record== | ==Service Record== | ||
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Revision as of 21:34, 15 March 2015
Vice-Admiral Wilfred Tomkinson, C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy (15 November, 1877 – 7 October, 1971) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Lieutenant on 1 October, 1899.[1]
Commander on 30 June, 1910.[2]
Tomkinson was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Forth on 12 January, 1912.[3]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Lurcher on 30 July, 1914.[4]
Tomkinson was promoted to Captain on 30 June, 1916.[5]
In December 1916, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Aurora.
Tomkinson was appointed as captain of Colossus from 6 July, 1917,[6] remaining there until mid-November when he was relieved by Charles P. Beaty-Pownall.
He was appointed in command of the new battlecruiser Hood on 1 January, 1920.[7]
On 25 October, 1926, Tomkinson was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V, vice Davies.[8]
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 August, 1927, vice Woollcombe.[9]
Tomkinson was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 15 February, 1932.[10]
Bibliography
- "Vice-Adml Tomkinson" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 9 October, 1971. Issue 58924, col F, pg. 14.
- Coles, Alan (1993). Invergordon Scapegoat. London: Sutton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0750902337.
Papers
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Wilmot S. Nicholson |
Captain of H.M.S. Aurora Dec, 1916[11] |
Succeeded by Wilfrid Nunn |
| Preceded by A. Dudley P. R. Pound |
Captain of H.M.S. Colossus 6 Jul, 1917[12][13] |
Succeeded by Charles P. Beaty-Pownall |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Hood 1 Jan, 1920[14] |
Succeeded by Geoffrey Mackworth |
| Preceded by A. Dudley P. R. Pound |
Assistant Chief of Naval Staff 22 Apr, 1929[15] |
Succeeded by John K. im Thurn |
| Preceded by A. Dudley P. R. Pound |
Vice-Admiral Commanding Battle Cruiser Squadron 24 Apr, 1931[16] |
Succeeded by William M. James |
Footnotes
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1914). p. 316.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 351.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 788.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33221. p. 7406. 16 November, 1926.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33300. p. 5105. 5 August, 1927.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Tomkinson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 375.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 392n.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 788.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 123.
- ↑ "Naval, Military, and Air Force" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 24 April, 1931. Issue 45805, col G, p. 6.
