Francis Martin Tomkinson (21 October 1883 – 24 November 1963) was an English

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er who played one

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match, for

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see His ...

against

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in 1902. He made a

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in his only innings, but did take one

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, to dismiss

Arthur Webb Arthur Stuart Webb (6 August 1868 – 3 December 1952) was an English first-class cricketer. Webb was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Webb made his first-class debut for Hampshire County Cricket Club in the 1895 ...

off the bowling of George Alfred Wilson. On 2 December 1916 Tomkinson took over as Commanding Officer with the rank of

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1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment The Worcestershire Rifles (Worcs Rifles) was a volunteer, part-time unit of the British Army based in the county of Worcestershire which had a long, yet split history in two units before merging into the larger Worcestershire Regiment. Following ...

, in which he remained in the position until 4 April 1919. During his service, he was awarded a DSO and Bar in 1917. On 1 July 1929 he became 'Honorary Colonel' in the 7th Worcs. He was a member of the well-known Kidderminster

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-making family. Tomkinson was born at Franche Hall,

Kidderminster Kidderminster is a large market and historic minster town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, south-west of Birmingham and north of Worcester. Located north of the River Stour and east of the River Severn, in the 2011 census, it had ...

; he died at Chilton,

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at the age of 80. His brother Geoffrey played twice for Worcestershire.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tomkinson, Francis 1883 births 1963 deaths British Army personnel of World War I Companions of the Distinguished Service Order English cricketers Worcestershire cricketers Sportspeople from Kidderminster Worcestershire Regiment officers Military personnel from Worcestershire