Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Honour roll – British Home Children World War 1 Honour Roll

Honour roll – Nottingham - Oliver Hind, founder and captain of 2nd Nottingham Company Boys' Brigade (Dakeyne Street Lads Club), provided this memorial which read: 'For King and Country. August 1914-November 1918. Remember before God the gallant men who fell in the Great War for the freedom of the world. Their Name Liveth for Evermore. This memorial was erected by Oliver Hind, captain of the club, to the glorious and imperishable memory of the old boys who made the supreme sacrifice at the call of duty. Think upon them with reverence and forget not they died for their country and for you'. The memorial fell into disrepair and was disposed of. A new memorial to the 'Dako Boys', similar to the original, was installed in the Boys' Club's new premises in 2014. Frank Tomlinson's name appears on this memorial.

Honour roll – Nottingham - Dakeyne Street Lads' Club (2nd Nottingham Company Boys' Brigade. A new memorial to the 'Dako Boys', similar to the original, which was destroyed, was commissioned and installed in the Boys' Club's new premises in 2014. It reads: '450 Boys of the Nottingham Boys Brigade volunteered and below are listed those who made the supreme sacrifice. Forget not that they died for their country and you. The original plaque was erected by Mr Oliver Hind, founder and captain of the Brigade'. Frank Tomlinson's name appears on this honour roll.

Photo of Frank Tomlinson – 16th Bn Canadian Scottish_Picture published in the Nottingham Evening Post 2nd November 1915. Member of 2nd Nottingham Company Boys' Brigade (Dakeyne Street Lads' Club). Frank went to Canada in a party of six 'Dako' boys, sailing on the SS Canada which arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 1 April 1912. With parental permission, they went to Dakeyne's Farm in Nova Scotia under Oliver Hind's scheme to train young men in agricultural skills and give them opportunities not open to them at home. The scheme was recognized by the British and Dominion authorities as a juvenile migration scheme. His attestation on Dec 18, 1914 in Winnipeg, gives his employment as 'teamster'. Frank died from gunshot wounds to the abdomen. at No 3 Field Ambulance in Neuve Eglise, France on Oct 6, 1915.