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William Albert TOLLEY

Regimental number3269
Place of birthWarragul, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressWarragul, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 8.5"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinFather, A Tolley, Lardner, Gippsland, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of teeth)
Enlistment date13 August 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 18), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
169
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Discharged from 3rd Auxiliary Convalescent Depot, Heliopolis, fit for duty, 21 January 1916 (influenza).

Admitted to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 28 January1916 (tonsilitis); discharged to duty, 19 February 1916.

Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Te el Kebir, 26 February 1916.

Transferred to 59th Bn, 15 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Posted missing, 19 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, TOLLEY William Albert

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