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The British War Medal awarded to Second Lieutenant H. L. Tomkies, Nottinghamshire and...

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The British War Medal awarded to Second Lieutenant H. L. Tomkies, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment and Royal Flying Corps, a B.F.2a observer who served with 48 Squadron, and who was shot down and killed by the German Ace Leutnant Karl Emil Schäfer of Jasta 11, during “Bloody April” on 25 April 1917 British War Medal 1914-20 (2. Lieut. H. L. Tomkies.) very fine £100-£140 --- Henry Lea Tomkies was born in December 1893, and resided at 6 White Street, Coventry. He attested for the 7th (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment in October 1914, and advanced to Temporary Lance Sergeant in April 1915. Tomkies was commissioned Temporary Second Lieutenant in the 13th (Reserve) Battalion, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, and advanced to Lieutenant with the 17th (Service) Battalion (Welbeck Rangers) in April 1915. He was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps to train as an Observer in June 1916, and was posted for operational flying with 48 Squadron (B.F.2a’s) in France in March 1917. The Squadron Commander at the time being Captain W. Leefe-Robinson, V.C. As ‘Bloody April”’ began, the Squadron were serving as part of the 13th Wing of III Brigade based a Bellevue. Tomkies was crewed with the Canadian, Second Lieutenant W. J. Clifford, as his pilot. They took off on an Offensive Patrol around Arras on the evening of 25 April 1917, and were shot down and killed by the German Ace Leutnant Karl Emil Schäfer of Jasta 11 (his 23rd ‘Victory’ out of 30). Both pilot and observer are commemorated on the Arras Flying Services Memorial, France. Sold with memory stick, containing extensive copied research, and copied service papers.
The British War Medal awarded to Second Lieutenant H. L. Tomkies, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment and Royal Flying Corps, a B.F.2a observer who served with 48 Squadron, and who was shot down and killed by the German Ace Leutnant Karl Emil Schäfer of Jasta 11, during “Bloody April” on 25 April 1917 British War Medal 1914-20 (2. Lieut. H. L. Tomkies.) very fine £100-£140 --- Henry Lea Tomkies was born in December 1893, and resided at 6 White Street, Coventry. He attested for the 7th (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment in October 1914, and advanced to Temporary Lance Sergeant in April 1915. Tomkies was commissioned Temporary Second Lieutenant in the 13th (Reserve) Battalion, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, and advanced to Lieutenant with the 17th (Service) Battalion (Welbeck Rangers) in April 1915. He was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps to train as an Observer in June 1916, and was posted for operational flying with 48 Squadron (B.F.2a’s) in France in March 1917. The Squadron Commander at the time being Captain W. Leefe-Robinson, V.C. As ‘Bloody April”’ began, the Squadron were serving as part of the 13th Wing of III Brigade based a Bellevue. Tomkies was crewed with the Canadian, Second Lieutenant W. J. Clifford, as his pilot. They took off on an Offensive Patrol around Arras on the evening of 25 April 1917, and were shot down and killed by the German Ace Leutnant Karl Emil Schäfer of Jasta 11 (his 23rd ‘Victory’ out of 30). Both pilot and observer are commemorated on the Arras Flying Services Memorial, France. Sold with memory stick, containing extensive copied research, and copied service papers.

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