Notes
Ged Martin (see References) offers this brief biography: ‘John Tollemache, from Eastbourne College, was commissioned in September 1914, just weeks after he had graduated. In 1916, he was 'killed instantly while in the act of throwing a bomb at the enemy'. His father immediately acknowledged the much-feared War Office telegram, punctiliously adding: 'I beg to thank the Army Council for their sympathy.' He later withdrew his request for further information, explaining that the commanding officer had written 'a most kind letter, telling me the circumstances under which my son met his death.' The polite fortitude of the father's response is impressive.'