Medals and awards

Captain Thomas Henry DODDS (Adjutant)

Captain Charles George GEHRMANN

Lieutenant Herbert Asher BENJAMIN

Lieutenant Bernard William COOK

Lieutenant Claude HUGONIN

Lieutenant William Scott HUNTER

Lieutenant Felix Bernard Theodore KOCH

Lieutenant George Hilfers KOCH

Lieutenant James LOYNES

 

A personal gift from their commanding officer, Major Frederick William TOLL.

 

Presentation made by Major Toll, at the Imperial Hotel, Brisbane.

 

 

In the form of a number "5", with the letters "Q.I.B." intertwined around a boomerang.

Also with the recipient's initials and those of the donor: "F.W.T."

 

 

Described as: "a beautiful gold pendant representing the numeral 5, and the letters "Q.I.B." intertwined round a boomerang. Each badge bore the initials of the recipient, and "F.W.T.", the major's initials".

 

 

 

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Brisbane Telegraph, 10th May 1902

 

Fifth Contingent.

More Welcomes Home.

Dinner to Officers.

Nearly the last, but not by any menus the least of the festivities in connection with the return of the fifth contingent took place last night at the Imperial Hotel, when Major TOLL entertained his officers at an informal little dinner as a final "break up". The officers present in addition to Major TOLL were Captain T.H. DODDS, the adjutant, Captain C.G. GEHRMANN, Lieutenants LOYNES, HUNTER, COOK, G.H. KOCH, F.T.B. KOCH, BENJAMIN, and HUGONIN.

Host Daniells provided a most excellent table. After dinner a short toast list was gone through, including "The King", "The Major", and "The Adjutant". The latter two were drunk with musical honours, and wore suitably responded to by Major TOLL and Captain DODDS.

Major TOLL presented each of the officers present with an autograph photograph of himself, and also a beautiful gold pendant representing the numeral 5, and the letters "Q.I.B." intertwined round a boomerang. Each badge bore the initials of the recipient, and "F.W.T.", the major's initials.