English Māori Arthur Lance Tompkins Born 18 December 1895 - Died 22 January 1977 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 24963 AWMM WWII 589019 AWMM Also known asTomkins AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Major/Military AWMM New Zealand Military Forces, Home Service Section, 4 Medium Battery AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait Arthur Lance Tompkins (Christmas 1915). No known copyright restrictions. View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesArthur Lance AWMM SurnameTompkins AWMM Ingoa Also known asTomkins AWMM Service numberWWI 24963 AWMM WWII 589019 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionAnglican, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth18 December 1895 AWMM Kimbolton, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupationSolicitor and Barrister/Civilian AWMM Queen's Counsel AWMM Supreme Court judge/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationA.H. Tompkins (father), P.O. Box 44, Hamilton, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 29 July 1916 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignWorld War 2/wars AWMM France and Germany (TBC) AWMM Created during migration for ww2 records that were listed as western front and need to be corrected AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 24963 AWMM WWII 589019 AWMM Military serviceTerritorials AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery, 1 Battery AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 8 February 1916 AWMM Age 20 AWMM Law Clerk/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 29 Jul 1916-28 September 1916 AWMM to AWMM HMNZT 60 AWMM Vessel was Ulimaroa AWMM Sergeant AWMM 15th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW2 Gunner/Military AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM 2nd Embarkation AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesWounds Diseases Etc., WWI AWMM Gassed in France, 15 September 1918 AWMM Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM Stroke AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 Major/Military AWMM New Zealand Military Forces, Home Service Section, 4 Medium Battery AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Promoted to Sergeant prior to embarking for Europe during WWI.Tompkins set up a law firm with Cecil Barry Wake, Tompkins and Wake, in Hamilton in 1922.Married Marjorie Rees Manning, the daughter of the then managing director of the Waikato Times, Arthur Edward Manning, in 1926.He continued to serve with the Territorials, rising to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1925.During 1940-41, he served with a Home Service Battery, Royal New Zealnd Artillery, with the rank of Major. He attempted to go overseas, but he was not deemed medically fit enough for overseas service.He served as president of the Hamilton District Law Society and was a member of the New Zealand Law Society Council, 1940-42.He was elected a Hamilton City Councillor in 1955 and served until 1958.Admitted to the Inner Bar as Queens Counsel, 1958. First barrister to achieve this status outside of Auckland and Wellington.President of Birthright Hamilton, 1958-61.Founding Trustee and president, in 1961-62, of the Waikato Savings Bank.Chairman of Bartholomew Timbers Ltd, 1938-1963.Member of the Board of Governors of the Waikato Diocesan School for Girls, 1934-1963.Appointed Supreme Court judge, 2 August 1963.Retired in February 1969.Served as a judge of the Fiji Court of Appeal and chairman of the Legal Aid Authority.President and life member of the Hamilton Golf Club.Tompkins' surname is misspelled as "Tomkins" in the WWI Nominal Rolls. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death22 January 1977 AWMM Age 81 AWMM Taupo, Waikato AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of Disease AWMM Death notes CemeteryHamilton East Cemetery, Hungerford Crescent, Hamilton, New Zealand AWMM MASON-F-105 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Arthur Lance Tompkins by laying a poppy. Tamaturanga Te Rakai-a-Hawea Tomoana Te Matau Ote Rangi Rongoiti Tomoana Arthur Lance Tompkins Arthur William Tompkins Norman Tompsett Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Arthur Lance Tompkins Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20551127 Further Reference Military Personnel File https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24064133&digital=yes Further Reference Military Personnel File https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24207874&digital=yes Further Reference Wikidata Entity http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q96319253 Further Reference Wikidata Entity http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q96319253 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 37: 26 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License