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