TOLHURST, Adolphus Henry
| Service Number: | Chaplain |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Remount Unit |
| Born: | Windsor, Victoria, 17 January 1863 |
| Home Town: | Nagambie, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sydney Technical College & Rawdon College, Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation: | Presbyterian Miniister |
| Died: | Natural causes (Illness), Elsternwick, Victoria, 27 August 1930, aged 67 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham (Pioneer) Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Nagambie War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) , Australian Army Chaplains' Department | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) , Chaplain, Australian Army Chaplains' Department, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) , Australian Army Chaplains' Department, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) , 2nd Remount Unit, Transferred from 6th Light Horse Regiment to 2nd Remount Unit | |
| 24 Apr 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Adolphus Henry TOLHURST was born on 17th January, 1863 in Windsor, Victoria
His parents were George TOLHURST and Ann GIBBONS
In 1895 in Barrow upon Soar, England he married Alice BETTS and had five known children, some born in England & the others back in Australia - Alice died on 5th April, 1960 and is buried in Cheltenham Old Cemetery in Victoria
He had previous service of four and a half years as Chaplain (4th class) with the ACMF in Seymour Headquarters, Victoria
He enlisted on 1st September, 1915 as a Chaplian for the voyage only and embarked from Sydney on 5th October, 1915 on ship Themistocles with the 12th Convoy. - he was allotted to hospital & other duties in Egypt from 1st September, 1915
Also attached as Camp Chaplin -transferred to Remount Unit as Camp Chaplin at Maadi on 19th Feb. 1916 transferred from 6th Light Horse Regiment to 2nd Remount Unit on 18th August, 1916 -posted to the 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot on 11th September, 1916 he became ill with cerebral symptoms and was admitted to 3rd General Hospital, Wandsworth on 12th Sept.1916 & was then attached to 1st Australian London Divisional base depot in France on 7th October 1916 and later had a stroke on 22nd Nov. 1916
His appointment was terminated on 24th April, 1917 and he returned to Australia on the ship Benalla leaving Plymouth, UK on 13th Feb. 1917 and arriving in Melbourne on 10th March, 1917
Adolphus died on 27th August, 1930 at his home at 92a Orrong Road, Elsternwick, Victoria and is buried in Cheltenham Old Cemetery
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"A MAN BELOVED.
Many there are throughout Dandenong, Cranbourne & Berwick who have deplored the death of the Reverend A H Tolhurst at the age of 67 years. He is remembered greatly as Chaplain at the Broadmeadows camp and as having served with the AIF in Egypt , in England and in France. As minister he was in charge also of the Presbyterian Churches at Kilmore, Nagambie, Dimboola and Berwick and simiilarly held charges in New South Wales & Queensland. He is now buried in the Cheltenham Cemetery." - from the Dandenong Jounal 11 Sep 1930 (nla.gov.au)
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