Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Born 18^th July 1878 Hobart Tasmania to John Gibbs and Elizabeth Tasmania Tolman (nee Watson) he was a pastoralist on King Island when he enlisted.

He served in the Boer War – enlisted in the 2nd Tasmanian Bushmen Contingent and saw service in Rhodesia, Transvaal, Orange Free State and Cape Colony.

Enlisted in the 3^rd. Light Horse Regiment and embarked Hobart Tasmania 20^th Oct 1914 on HMAT Geelong. He landed at Gallipoli with his regiment and was there until evacuation though once wounded. For his skill and ingenuity in holding an outpost was complimented by his General and promoted to sergeant. This post was named “Tolman’s Post” in his honour.

He was killed in action 4^th August 1916 Palestine and is commemorated on the Jerusalem Memorial.

TOLMAN. — Killed in action in Egypt, between the 4th and 6th August, 1916, Sergt. Alfred Gibbs Tolman, 3rd Light Horse Regt. A.I.F., second loved son of the late J. G. Tolman of Dynnyrne, Waterworks-road and Mrs Tolman, of Garden-Crescent, Hobart, aged 38 years.

Official notification has been received that Sergt. A. G. Tolmnn 3rd Light Horse Regiment. A.I.F., was killed in action between the 4th and 6th of August in Egypt. Sergt. Tolman who was a son of the late Mr. J. G. Tolman und Mrs. Tolman of Garden Crescent, Hobart was born in Hobart and was in his 39th year. He saw service in the South African war under Captain Rigall, D.S.O., since when he had engaged in pastoral pursuits on King Island and in Alberta, Canada. At the outbreak of the present war he was at Thursday Island, and came to Hobart to enlist in the Tasmanian quota of the Light Horse, which he joined as a trooper, and sailed with the first contingent. With his regiment he landed on Gallipoli a few days after the memorable landing on April 25 last year, and never left it till the evacuation, though once severely wounded. Tolman's Road and Tolman's Post named after him on the Peninsula, bear tribute to his initiative and abilities as a soldier, earning for him promotion to the rank of sergeant. Since the evacuation he had been continuously on duty in Egypt, till he met his death in the now famous battle of El Romani against the Turks.