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O'TOOLE, Lawrence
Personal Details
| Other Name: | O'Toole, Laurence |
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| Service Number: | 1063 |
| Enlisted: | 24 September 1914, Enlisted in Kensington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ireland, 17 May 1883 |
| Home Town: | Ultimo, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boilermaker |
| Died: | Cerebal Thrombosis, Repatriation General Hospital, Greenslopes, Brisbane, Queenland,, 27 March 1958, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1063, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Kensington, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1063, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1063, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 13 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 53rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 1063, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wound to his neck causing paralysis. Invalided to England on 29 July 1916 aboard HS Newhaven | |
| 3 Feb 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1063, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James O'Toole and Maggie O'Toole
Next of kin given as Mrs Rees of William Henry Street, Ultimo, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 31 August 1916 aboard N.Z.H.S Marama disembarking on 17 October 1916
Medals:
Post war Laurence became a member of the Queensland T&PI Association who arrange the transfer of Laurence from Perth, WA ot Brisbane in July 1957. Laurence travelled extensively living in London, NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, WA and finally QLD
During 1951 he was employed by Shell Oil Company, Fairmont, NSW