| Regimental number | 2218 |
| Place of birth | Mortlake, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Electrician |
| Address | Mortlake, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 137 lbs |
| Next of kin | Grandparent, Mrs Sarah Toleman, Bavrook Street, Mortlake, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Member of the Hamilton Rifle Club. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Hamilton, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 14th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XIX, Row B, Grave no. 12), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 142 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Grandson of Mrs. Sarah TOLEMAN, Mortlake, Victoria. Native of Mortlake, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 923 Pte William TOLEMAN, 8th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 7 August 1915; Cousins: 258 Sergeant William TOLEMAN, 23rd Bn, returned to Australia, 31 July 1918; 5494 Driver Alexander TOLEMAN, 9th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 17 July 1919; 6415 Pte William George OBORNE, 22nd Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Taken on strength, 14th Bn, Gallipoli, 1 August 1915. Admitted to No 1 Canadian Hospital, Mudros, 5 October 1915 (dysentery); transferred to Lowlands Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 14 October 1915; reported at Anzac Base, Mudros, 7 November 1915; rejoined Bn, Gallipoli, 17 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 1 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Promoted Corporal, 28 February 1916. Transferred to 46th Bn, 3 March 1916. Promoted Sergeant, 14 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 8 June 1916. Promoted 2nd Lieutenant, in the field, 2 August 1916. Wounded in action, 12 October 1916 (wound perforating abdomen) and admitted to 12th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 10th Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium. Died of wounds, 9.30 pm, 12 October 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, TOLEMAN Kenneth |
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