Regimental number | 5494 |
Place of birth | Noorat, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Noorat, Victoria |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 7.75" |
Weight | 164 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Toleman |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Unit name | Light Horse Brigade Train 3, Reinforcement 2 (12th Company, Australian Army Service Corps) |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A51 Chilka on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Cousins: [2218] 2nd Lt Kenneth TOLEMAN, 46th Bn, died of wounds, 13 October 1916; 923 Pte William TOLEMAN, 8th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 7 August 1915; 258 Sergeant William TOLEMAN, 23rd Bn, returned to Australia, 31 July 1918; 6415 Pte William George OBORNE, 22nd Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: embarked, 25 February 1915. Transferred to 9th Light Horse Regiment, Serapeum, 29 March 1916. Found guilty, 24 May 1916, of wilfully destroying Govt. property: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2, and stoppage of 2/- pay, the value of the property destroyed. Relinquished appointment of Driver at own request. Admitted to Port Said Rest Camp, 17 June 1918; rejoined unit, 1 July 1918. Admitted to Anzac Rec. Station, Jordan Valley, 22 August 1918; transferred to 66th Casualty Clearing Station, Jerusalem, 27 August 1918; to 47th Stationary Hospital, Gaza, 29 August 1918; to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 30 August 1918; to 14th Australian General Hospital, 30 August 1918 (malaria); discharged, 3 October 1918, and granted 14 days' leave; leave extended by 7 days, 17 October 1918. Rejoined 9th Light Horse Regiment, 18 November 1918. Admitted to 26th Stationary Hospital, 7 March 1919 (malaria); discharged to duty, 18 March 1919. Admitted to 26th Stationary Hospital, Moascar, 24 April 1919 (malaria); transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, 6 May 1919; to Port Said Rest Camp, 18 May 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board 'Dunluce Castle', 17 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 26 August 1919; discharged (medically unfit), 25 November 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TOLEMAN Alexander |