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O'TOOLE, Sylvester Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5149 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 November 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Regimental Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Leather Goods Manufacturer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 4 May 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Monumental-11-3-21 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5149, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5149, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5149, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 20 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion, From 15th Battalion | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Regimental Sergeant Major, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Regimental Sergeant Major, 5149, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Michael O'Toole and Maria O'Toole nee Cronnelly of Ballart, Victoria.
Next of kin given as his brother Michael Patrick O'Toole corner of Lyndhurst And Brougham Streets, Richmond, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 10 December 1919 aboard HT Konigin Luise disembarking on 7 February 1919 at Sydney for onward travel by rail to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Sylvester had been recommended for the Distinguihed Condut Medal (twice) and the Meritorious Service Medal but none were awarded