Captain Frederick Tomlinson was born on the 22nd of May 1868.  He is first recorded as being part of The Sherwood Foresters during the Tirah Campaign (1897-98), as a Colour Sergeant and with early regimental number 1400.  

Frederick then steadily moved through the ranks, becoming Lieutenant on the 20th of February 1901, Honorary Captain (in 1911) and Quartermaster (in 1912). He would go on to serve with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War (1914-18). 

Frederick and the 2nd Battalion landed in France on the 11th of September 1914. He was Mentioned in Dispatches three times throughout the conflict, on the 22nd of June 1915, the 25th of May 1917, and the 21st of December 1917. Frederick was also awarded the Military Cross, which was reported in the London Gazette on the 25th of June 1915. 

Frederick would also increase in rank during the war to Honorary Major on the 20th of February 1916. He was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1919. Frederick would continue to increase in rank post- war, rising to Lieutenant Colonel in 1921. He retired on the 21st of March 1921. 

Frederick sadly died on the 9th of March 1950.