Lieutenant Colonel Howard George Tolley

Service number SX26541
Ranks Held Captain, Lieutenant, Major
Birth Date 1887-11-22
Birth Place Australia: South Australia, Prospect
Death Date 1960
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 2nd Australian Divisional Engineers
  • 4th Australian Divisional Engineers
  • 4th Field Company, Australian Engineers
  • 12th Field Company, Australian Engineers
Place Prospect
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-01
Published in London Gazette in 1917-12-28
Published in London Gazette in 1917-11-19
Published in London Gazette in 1918-03-22
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-08-07
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-03-07
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04

Collection items

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    Collection lent by Major H Tolley

    Collection lent by Major H Tolley

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    4th Australian Divisional Engineers
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    4th Field Company, Australian Engineers
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    28 December 1917 on page 13565 at position 61
    Commonwealth Gazette
    18 April 1918 on page 842 at position 173

  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    12th Field Company, Australian Engineers
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    4th Field Company, Australian Engineers
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    4th Field Company, Australian Engineers
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain
    London Gazette
    01 June 1917 on page 5421 at position 13
    Commonwealth Gazette
    04 October 1917 on page 2623 at position 67

  • First World War Nominal Roll:

    Unit
    2nd Australian Divisional Engineers
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    12th Field Company, Australian Engineers
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    4th Field Company, Australian Engineers
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    19 November 1917 on page 11950 at position 7
    Commonwealth Gazette
    07 August 1918 on page 1658 at position 19

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    12th Field Company, Australian Engineers
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain

Timeline

Date of birth 22 November 1887
Date of enlistment 26 April 1915
Date of embarkation 22 December 1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 05 March 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 04 October 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 26 February 1919
Date returned to Australia 12 July 1919
Date of death 1960

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