| Regimental number | 1994 |
| Place of birth | Queenstown, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Kentish Street, Queenstown, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 137 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Charlotte Tolhurst, Kentish Street, Queenstown, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in 77th Senior Cadets, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Morea on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Sunken Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 23), Contalmaison, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 111 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Charlotte TOLHURST. Native of Queenstown, South Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 27th Bn, Mudros, 29 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 10 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 15 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 21 March 1916. Found guilty, 31 March 1916, of being absent from parade: awarded 1 day's confined to camp. Killed in action, 31 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, TOLHURST George Patrick Power |
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