Bandsman William Howard Tomlinson
Item
Title
Bandsman William Howard Tomlinson
Who?
William Howard Tomlinson
Item(s)
Army pay books, photos of army band, bandsmen, postcard, family photo postcard, sick report form, hospital ship form.
Story
William Howard Tomlinson was in the Army Service Corps. He was a bandsman and played the French horn. He sent a postcard to his wife and children from Lyon in 1917. They sent a photo of themselves back to him in May 1918 He was in Salonika where he probably contracted malaria. He was in Batoum in the Georgian Republic in late 1918. He also has documents showing he was on board the hospital ship Glengorm Castle.
When?
1914-18
Where?
Lyon, France / Salonika / Bartoum, Georgia
Contributor
Ian Ward
Collection Day
City Hall, Bradford (02/02/2019)
This item was submitted on February 28, 2019