Basic Details Surname Tomlinson Forenames Charles William Gender Male Information stated on memorial War First World War (1914-1918) Served or died Died Notes Hornshaw and Fowler and myrastrick.com provide the extra details. He left the school in 1911 for university in Leeds where he was a member of the OTC. He was commissioned in September 1915 and died from shellfire in the failed attack on the Schwaben Redoubt that took the lives of so many of the regiment and the region. He is also commemorated on IWM 2754 and 2604 as well as the Thiepval Memorial. Primary Service As stated on memorial Service (Primary - Stated) Not stated on the memorial Unit (Primary - Stated) Not stated on the memorial Rank / Title (Primary - Stated) Not stated on the memorial Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) British Army Unit (Primary - Our reference) The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Second Lieutenant Death and Burial details Country of death France Town of death Somme Year of death 1916 Month of death September Day of death 3 Age at death 20 Manner of death as stated Not stated on memorial Manner of death reference Killed in Action