TOLHURST, George Patrick Power
| Service Number: | 1994 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 May 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Queenstown, South Australia, 6 September 1897 |
| Home Town: | Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 31 August 1916, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kilburn Islington Railway Workshops Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 24 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 23 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1994, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 23 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1994, 27th Infantry Battalion, RMS Morea, Adelaide |
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"LATE PTE. G. TOLHURST.
Pte. George P. Tolhurst, fifth son of Mr. H. Tolhurst of Queenstown, Port Adelaide, was killed in action in France on Angust 31. He enlisted in May, 1915, and left for the front on August 26 in the same year, celebrating his 18th birthday on the voyage. He saw active service at Gallipoli, and later was sent to France with his battalion, arriving there in March last. He served in the firing line until his death. The deceased had three brothers on active service, two of whom are in England, and the other, Dvr. H. G. Tolhurst, in Mesopotamia. He was of a bright disposition, and will be missed by his many friends, both in the district where he resided, and in the Islington Workshops, where he was employed." - from the Adelaide Register 06 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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