William TOLEMAN

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Service Number:	258
Enlisted:	13 February 1915, Balmoral, Vic.
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mortlake, Victoria, Australia, 12 October 1894
Home Town:	Balmoral, Southern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Gringegalgona, Hamilton, Victoria, Australia, 29 April 1962, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

13 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 258, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Balmoral, Vic.
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 258, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 258, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
31 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 258, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , SW to face (severe). Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 30 March 1917.
4 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 258, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), SW to face. To 5th AFA then returned to duty same day.
14 May 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 23rd Infantry Battalion, France
19 Sep 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Belgium
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 258, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
3 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 258, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, GSW to right groin. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 2 November 1917.
3 Nov 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 23rd Infantry Battalion, France
19 Mar 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 258, 23rd Infantry Battalion, GSW to legs and right arm sustained in the line near Messines. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit.
6 Nov 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 258, 23rd Infantry Battalion, RTA 31 July 1918 and discharged as MU (wounds).

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Family/military connections:
Brother: [2218] 2nd Lt Kenneth TOLEMAN, 46th Bn, died of wounds, 13 October 1916;

Cousins:

5494 Driver Alexander TOLEMAN, 9th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 17 July 1919;

923 Pte William TOLEMAN, 8th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 7 August 1915;

6415 Pte William George OBORNE, 22nd Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917.

Source: aif.adfa.edu.au