Robert Tomlinson

Lieutenant Robert Tomlinson was a male Human Starfleet officer who lived during the mid-23rd century. He served in the command division aboard the during the mid-2260s under the command of Captain James T. Kirk. He was one of the ship's phaser specialists and was assigned to the forward phaser control room.
In 2266, Tomlinson was engaged to be married to Angela Martine, a fellow Enterprise crewmember. The wedding ceremony was interrupted, however, when the Enterprise went to condition red upon news of a Romulan Bird-of-Prey attacking Outpost 4, necessitating all crewmembers reporting to battle stations. 
Later, Tomlinson was left as the only crewmember in the phaser room, when all others assigned there were injured due to radiation burns, although he was later supplemented by Lieutenant . 
As Tomlinson and Stiles were working at the controls, a phaser coolant leak incapacitated both of them in the midst of another Romulan attack. Although Lieutenant Commander Spock was able to pull them both from the phaser room, Tomlinson succumbed to his injuries and died, the only Enterprise casualty of the conflict. ()
In an alternate 2266, created after Christopher Pike prevented the death of several Starfleet cadets and his own exposure to delta radiation, Tomlinson's marriage with Martine was still interrupted by the Romulan incursion. In this timeline, it was Martine that was killed during the incident, while Tomlinson survived to mourn her in sickbay. ()
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=== Background information ===
Robert Tomlinson was played by Stephen Mines in Balance of Terror. In A Quality of Mercy, he was played by Ian Rayburn, credited as "Groom".
In stage directions from the revised final draft script of "Balance of Terror", the fact Tomlinson remains standing while Martine kneels during their wedding was said to be done in accordance with "his beliefs", indicating that he is not religious.
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