Family History, Tinkler Chart 0200 William Tinkler and Mabel Jessamine Else

4 Ernest Samuel TINKLER born 31st October 1910 (5 months on the 1911 Census) March Cambridgeshire baptised 24th November 1910 St Wendreda March. Cambridgeshire died August 1997 Peterborough district Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire Aged 86 married March quarter 1937 North Witchford district Cambridgeshire Olive Elizabeth FLETTON born 16th December 1907 Peterborough district Northamptonshire died December quarter 1993 Peterborough district, Northamptonshire	5 William Arthur TINKLER born 30th December 1912 registered March quarter 1912 North Witchford district Cambridgeshire death Not found married June quarter 1942 March district Cambridgeshire Verna Mary JONES born 10th July 1916 North Witchford district, Cambridgeshire died April 2004 Fenland district Cambridgeshire Aged 87	6 Mabel E TINKLER born about March quarter 1914 North Witchford district Cambridgeshire died June quarter 1914 March quarter North Witchford district Cambridgeshire Aged 0	7 Rose TINKLER born about March quarter 1914 North Witchford district Cambridgeshire died March quarter 1914 North Witchford district Cambridgeshire Aged 0	8 Frederick Charles TINKLER born 30th April 1915 registered June quarter 1915 North Witchford district Cambridgeshire died 3rd December 1941 Government General Hospital Madras, India probate 22nd August 1942 to Mabel Jessamine LONG (wife of John Thomas LONG) will £332 3s. 10d		9 Herbert La Monte J LONG born 25th May 1926 registered September quarter 1926 North Witchford district Cambridgeshire died June quarter 1982 Fenland district Cambridgeshire Aged 56 married September quarter 1955 March district Cambridgeshire Joan H HAMMOND born June quarter 1920 Norwich district Norfolk

1911 St Peters Road, March, Cambridgeshire. With them was Samuel TINKLER aged 69 Father a Widower born Benwick, Cambridgeshire a Farm Labourer. Information found on Forces War Records for William First Name: William Initials: W Surname: Tinkler DOB: Circa 1887 Age: 31 Birth Town: Doddington, Cambridgeshire Resided Town: March Nationality: British Date of Death: 09/04/1918 Fate: Killed in Action Information: Parents: the late Samuel and Mrs. J. Tinkler; husband of Mabel Jessamine Tinkler, of 28, Badgney Rd., March, Cambs. Rank: Private Service Number: 90498 Duty Location: France And Flanders Campaign Medals Victory Medal Given the information we have available it is likely that William Tinkler was entitled to the Victory medal, also called the Inter Allied Victory Medal. This medal was awarded to all who received the 1914 Star or 1914-15 Star and, with certain exceptions, to those who received the British War Medal. It was never awarded alone. These three medals were sometimes irreverently referred to as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred. Eligibility for this award consisted of having been mobilised, fighting, having served in any of the theatres of operations, or at sea, between midnight 4th/5th August, 1914, and midnight, 11th/12th November, 1918. Women who served in any of the various military organisations in a theatre of operations were also eligible. British War Medal From the information available to us, it is very possible that William Tinkler was entitled to the British War Medal for service in World War One. This British Empire campaign medal was issued for services between 5th August 1914 and 11th November 1918. The medal was automatically awarded in the event of death on active service before the completion of this period. Service: British Army Regiment: Machine Gun Corps Regiment: Machine Gun Corps Machine Gun Corps during World War 1 Machine Gun Corps More information about Machine Gun Corps Formed: 1915 Disbanded: 1922 The Machine Gun Corps (MGC) was a corps of the British Army, formed in October 1915 in response to the need for more effective use of machine guns on the Western Front in World War I. The Heavy Branch of the MGC was the first to use tanks in combat, and the branch was subsequently turned into the Tank Corps, later called the Royal Tank Regiment. The MGC was disbanded in 1922. At the outbreak of World War I in August 1914 the tactical potential of machine guns was not appreciated by the British Military. The Army therefore went to war with each infantry battalion and cavalry regiment containing a machine gun section of just two guns each. This was supplemented in November 1914 by the formation of the Motor Machine Gun Service (MMGS), administered by the Royal Artillery, consisting of motor cycle mounted machine gun batteries. A machine gun school was also opened in France. A year of warfare on the Western Front proved that, to be fully effective, machine guns must be used in larger units and crewed by specially trained men. To achieve this, the Machine Gun Corps was formed in October 1915 with Infantry, Cavalry and Motor branches, followed in 1916 by the Heavy Branch. A depot and training centre was established at Belton Park in Grantham, Lincolnshire, and a base depôt at Camiers in France. The Boy David Memorial to the Machine Gun Corps in London. The Vickers Guns on each side of the Boy David (which each have a laurel wreath laid over them) are actual Vickers Guns. The inscription on the memorial: "Saul hath slain his thousands but David his tens of thousands". The inscription on rear of the memorial The Infantry Branch was by far the largest and was formed initially by the transfer of battalion machine gun sections to the MGC, these being grouped into Brigade Machine Gun Companies, three per division. New companies were raised at Grantham. In 1917 a fourth company was added to each division. In February and March 1918, the four companies in each division were formed into a Machine Gun Battalion. The Cavalry Branch consisted of Machine Gun Squadrons, one per cavalry brigade. The Motor Branch, after absorbing the MMGS, formed several types of units: motor cycle batteries, light armoured motor batteries (LAMB) and light car patrols. As well as motor cycles, other vehicles used included Rolls-Royce and Ford Model T cars. The Heavy Section was formed in March 1916, becoming the Heavy Branch in November of that year. Men of this branch crewed the first tanks in action at Flers, during the Battle of the Somme in September 1916. In July 1917 the Heavy Branch separated from the MGC to become the Tank Corps, later called the Royal Tank Regiment. The MGC saw action in all the main theatres of war, including France, Belgium, Palestine, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Salonika, East Africa and Italy. In its short history the MGC gained an enviable record for heroism as a front line fighting force. Indeed, in the latter part of the war, as tactics changed to defence in depth, it commonly served well in advance of the front line. It had a less enviable record for its casualty rate. Some 170,500 officers and men served in the MGC with 62,049 becoming casualties, including 12,498 killed, earning it the nickname ’the Suicide Club’. At the end of hostilities the MGC was again re-organised in a smaller form as many of its soldiers returned to civilian life. However, the Corps continued to see active service in subsequent wars: the Russian Civil War, the Third Anglo-Afghan War, andin the Northwest Frontier of India. It also served prominently in the British army which occupied parts of Germany in the period between the 1918 Armistice and the Versailles Peace Treaty. Its equipment and training made it possible for a relatively small garrison to control a large population. By 1920 the headquarters in Belton Park was closed and the War Office was seeking to dispose of the many buildings. The Corps was disbanded in 1922 as a cost-cutting measure. Battalion: 40th Battalion Commemorated: Britain 1891 Loug Hill, March, Cambridgeshire. With her grandparents 1901 3 Hutchinsons Row, March, Cambridgeshire. With her grandparents 1911 St Peters Road, March, Cambridgeshire. With them was Samuel TINKLER aged 69 Father a Widower born Benwick, Cambridgeshire a Farm Labourer. Mabel is down as having been married 2 years and having 1 one child who survives at the date of this Census 1922 28, Badgney Rd., March, Cambridgeshire (receiving medals for husband) 1911 St Peters Road, March, Cambridgeshire. With them was Samuel TINKLER aged 69 Father a Widower born Benwick, Cambridgeshire a Farm Labourer. (This child appears on the War Records of father) Child with the name TINKLER and the mothers maiden name as ELSE born in the correct area at the correct time who I believe must be a child of this couple. (This child appears on the War Records of father) Child with the name TINKLER and the mothers maiden name as ELSE born in the correct area at the correct time who I believe must be a child of this couple. Child with the name TINKLER and the mothers maiden name as ELSE born in the correct area at the correct time who I believe must be a child of this couple. Child with the name TINKLER and the mothers maiden name as ELSE born in the correct area at the correct time who I believe must be a child of this couple. (This child appears on the War Records of father) 1941 Digbahar, Assam, India (address given at Probate) (This gave me the information that his mother married again) Child with the name LONG and the mothers maiden name as ELSE born in the correct area at the correct time who I believe must be a child of this couple.

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