Private
Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) | 2770 | 1/5th Battalion |
Photo courtesy Crich Heritage Partnership
Biography
Noble was born in 1890 and raised in Crich by his uncle and aunt George and Clara Twigg. He worked as a door machinist before joining the Sherwood Foresters in October 1914. He is on the Crich recruits photographs dated 1914. Noble entered France in June 1915 and was discharged through sickness in October 1916; he was awarded the Silver War Badge. Arthur B N Tomlinson married Maud Hill in 1928 June qtr (Mansfield reg district).
Newspaper report
Derbyshire Courier 31 July 1915
CRICH MAN HIT BY SHRAPNEL
From “somewhere in Belgium,” Private A.B. Noble TOMLINSON, of the 5th Sherwood Foresters, writes home to his parents at The Hollies, Market Place, Crich, informing them that he wounded. The news arrived last Thursday stop Private TOMLINSON, in his letter, states that his company had been in the trenches for six days and were just going into another for further seven days stretch when he was hit by a piece of shrapnel and wounded in the thigh. Since this information was received no further news has come to hand.
Medal Roll Index Card
He was awarded the Victory, British War and 15 Star Medals; also the Silver War Badge.
To France 26/06/15; discharged 13/10/16
Silver War Badge
2770 Pte Tomlinson, A. Noble; 1/5 Notts & Derby; 174,912; enlisted 17/10/14; discharged 13/10/16 sickness; served overseas
1891: Fritchley
Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
George | Twigg | Head | 24 | Agricultural labourer | Fritchley |
Clara | Twigg | wife | 23 | Crich | |
John James | Twigg | son | 2 | Crich | |
John | Twigg | brother | 28 | Agricultural labourer | Fritchley |
Alfred | Barnes | uncle | 46 | Agricultural labourer | Ripley |
Arthur N.Blanche | Tomlinson | ?son | 11 | Belper |
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1901: Crich Common
Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
George | Twigg | Head | 38 | Navvy | Fritchley |
Clara | Twigg | wife | 32 | Crich | |
Jno James | Twigg | son | 12 | Crich | |
Arthur N.Blanche | Tomlinson | ?son | 11 | Belper |
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1911: Market Place, Crich
Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
George | Twigg | Head | 47 | General labourer | Crich |
Clara | Twigg | wife | 43 | Crich | |
John James | Twigg | son | 22 | Machinist doors | Crich |
Arthur N.B. | Tomlinson | nephew | 21 | Machinist doors | N.K. |
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1939 Register: Town End, Crich
Arthur B N Thomlinson (married) b.16 March 1890; wood sawyer, incapacitated