James Freeman Tolhurst MM

Rank:

Sergeant

Regimental number:

772042

Unit at enlistment:

125th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Date of death:

August 9th, 1918

Cemetery:

Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery - Somme, France - II.O.15.

Awards or decorations:

Military Medal

Commemorated at:

St. George Memorial Plaque

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Wentworth

Birth city:

Beverley Township, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

25 Mohawk Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

St. George, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Painter

Religious denominations:

Baptist

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Gallantry medals:

Yes

Image gallery:

Letters and documents

London Gazette: 30573
Date: March 13, 1918
Honour or Award: Military Medal
Authority: R.O. 3671, Thacker, December 23, 1917
Name: James Freeman Tolhurst (772042)
Unit: 1st Battalion

Details: At Passchendaele Nov. 6th 1917 this N.C.O. was left in charge of a platoon. He set a wonderful example of the men under him and by his cheerful spirit and coolness was most successful in leading the platoon in the attack.

Cause and Place of Death: Killed in Action

BX August 23, 1918

Sergeant James Freeman Tolhurst Killed in Action

The seventh soldier to fall in battle from 13 men who boarded with Mrs. Maddock, 25 Mohawk Street, is Sergeant James Freeman Tolhurst. Three others of the number have been wounded and are in England and the remaining three are in the trenches. Sergeant Tolhurst’s parents live in St. George. He worked in Brantford at the Adams Wagon Co. factory before he enlisted with the 125th Battalion. He went to France with the first draft and won his stripes on the field.