TOLLAND, Victor William
| Service Number: | 9500 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1915, Cadets 3 years, 92nd Infantry, 2 years |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Tunbridge, Tasmania, Australia, September 1896 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk, Commonwealth Bank, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Died: | Suicide , Victoria, Australia, 1933 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Sydney Reserve Bank of Australia (Commonwealth Bank) Honor Roll WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 9500, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Cadets 3 years, 92nd Infantry, 2 years | |
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| 22 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 9500, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 9500, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 10 Sep 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 9500, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Acting Sgt, 6th MD |
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From Sue Guinan
Gunner VICTOR WILLIAM TOLLAND
19 year old bank clerk working at the Commonwealth Bank Launceston the son of John and Louisa Tolland (nee French) of St. Mary's he served with the 6th Field Artillery Brigade. He died 1933 in Victoria.
From Steve Smith (2ndCousin 2X Removed)
After the war, Victor Tolland became a bank accountant for Commonwealth Bank in Geelong. He suffered from shell shock and was transferred to the Collins Street Commonwealth Bank shortly before his death. According to some newspaper articles he had a nervous breakdown and was hospitalised. On the day after he came back from leave he walked down to the vault, had a brief chat to the guards, picked up a handgun and shot himself in the head. He was declared dead at the scene.
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