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Frederick Henry Edgar TOLHURST

Regimental number2445
Place of birthLeicester, England
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBank clerk
AddressThe Manse, Nagambie, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height6' 0"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, Rev A H Tolhurst, The Manse, Nagambie, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 March 1915
Place of enlistmentBroadmeadows, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 16 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Divisional Signal Company
FateReturned to Australia 20 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date5 October 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, England

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Konig Frederich August', 20 June 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 6 August 1919; discharged (medically unfit: defective physique), 5 October 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName entered incorrectly as Frederick Henry Edgar TOLHURST on Embarkation Roll.
Date of death14 December 1957

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