| Regimental number | 2511 |
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
| School | Flowerpot Channel Public School, Tasmania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 7 Marine Terrace, Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 138 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Janet Tolman, 7 Marine Terrace, Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 26th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Puchevillers British Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 61), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 109 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Janet Watt TOLMAN, 175 Davey Street, Hobart, Tasmnia. Commemorated in Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania. |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2920 Pte Mostyn Edward TOLMAN, 26th Bn, returned to Australia, 26 September 1917; Nephews: 1514 Pte Edward Tolman DOMENEY MM, 12th Bn, returned to Australia, 25 November 1917 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 15 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 21 March 1916. Wounded in action, 29 July 1916 (gun shot wound), and admitted to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 10 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Mother oprotested, letter, 3 March 1921, that no items belonging to her son (medals, war gratuity etc) should go to his father under the provisions of the Deceased Soldiers' Estates Act 1918: 'I have been practically a widow for the last twentysix years and I have not received any maintainance [sic] from my husband all during those years.' Medals were awarded to the father, but were returned unclaimed. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, TOLMAN Owen Stanley |
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