Daniel Gerald (Dan) TOOHEY MC, MiD

TOOHEY, Daniel Gerald

Service Number: 659
Enlisted: 19 August 1914, Castlemaine, Victoria
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 59th Infantry Battalion
Born: North Creswick, Victoria, 1 January 1885
Home Town: Creswick, Hepburn, Victoria
Schooling: Creswick State School
Occupation: Carpenter
Died: Natural causes, Werribee, Victoria, 27 December 1951, aged 66 years
Cemetery: Werribee Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials: Creswick Honor Roll, Creswick School Pictorial Roll of Honour, Creswick Springmount No 1718 State School Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

19 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 659, Castlemaine, Victoria
19 Oct 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 659, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 659, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915: Wounded 659, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (left arm)
25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 659, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
24 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 59th Infantry Battalion
14 Apr 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 59th Infantry Battalion
5 Jun 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Regimental Sergeant Major, 59th Infantry Battalion
29 Aug 1916: Honoured Military Cross, Battle for Pozières
30 Aug 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion
14 Feb 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion
23 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion

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