William (Scotty) TOSH

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TOSH, William

Service Number:	551
Enlisted:	15 February 1915, Broadmeadows, Vic.
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	8th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Thirdpart, Crail, Fife, Scotland, 1886
Home Town:	Shelford, Golden Plains, Victoria
Schooling:	Clifton Bank, St Andrews, Scotland
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915
Cemetery:	Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Row A, Grave No. 6, Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Shelford Presbyterian Church Honour Roll, Shelford Presbyterian Church Members Who Fell, Shelford Shire of Leigh Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

15 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 551, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Broadmeadows, Vic.
25 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 551, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
25 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 551, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne
16 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 551, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
7 Aug 1915:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 551, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 551 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-07

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Trooper Tosh was 26 and the son of James and Jessie Christina Tosh, of Mansefield, Anstruther, Fife, Scotland. He is remembered on the Anstruther War Memorial.

Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Australian Light Horse-8th Battalion.
Date of enlistment: 15.02.1915
Place of enlistment: Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia

Trooper Tosh may have been 28, not 26. His wife was Mrs W. Tosh, 55 Victoria St, Dundee-they had one daughter (name unknown).

Dundee paid a high price for her war efforts. By the armistice, over 4,000 men and several women had made the ultimate sacrifice. Their names are recorded in the city’s Roll of Honour.

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