Captain

Alexander Molesworth Tolhurst

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of George E. and Josephine Tolhurst, of Wellington; husband of M. H. F. Tolhurst, of Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
3/746
Name:
Alexander Molesworth Tolhurst
Rank: 
Captain
Date of Birth:
01 January 1970
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M.H.F. Tolhurst (wife), C/o Messrs. Young and Tripe, Solicitors, Wellington, New Zealand|Mrs Margaret Hope F. Tolhurst (wife), C/o Young and Tripe, Solicitors, Wellington, New Zealand|Mrs M.H.F. Tolhurst (wife), C/o Messrs. Young and Tripe, Solicitors, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
7 Courtenay Place, Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Surgeon|Surgeon|Surgeon
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Medical Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 May 1918
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
36
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Hospital Ship No. 1, Maheno
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

Hospital Ship. No. 1, 1st Voyage from NZ
Hospital Ship. No. 2, 2nd Voyage from NZ
Hospital Ship. No. 2, 3rd Voyage from NZ
Vessels:

Maheno
Marama
Marama
Destinations:

Suez, Egypt
Sea
Sea

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. B. 31.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Alexander Molesworth Tolhurst
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