Freddie Tomlins
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 Tomlins performing an inside edge spread eagle at the 1939 World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick William Edwin Tomlins |
| Born | 5 August 1919 |
| Died | 20 June 1943 (aged 23) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
Medal record | |
Frederick William Edwin Tomlins (5 August 1919 – 20 June 1943) was a British figure skater. He was the 1939 World silver medalist and European silver medalist. He competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics and placed 10th.
Tomlins served as a pilot officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.[1] On 20 June 1943, he took part in an anti-submarine mission aboard Armstrong Whitworth Whitley LA814 with Coastal Command.[2] During the mission, the aircraft engaged a U-boat and was shot down in flames with all aboard killed.[2] Tomlins is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.[1]
