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O'TOOLE, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2647 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 July 1916, Enlisted at Kurri Kurri, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 16 June 1889 |
| Home Town: | Kurri Kurri, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2647, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kurri Kurri, NSW | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2647, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2647, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney | |
| 7 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Infantry Battalion, From 35th Battalion, at Etaples. | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2647, 13th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the back. Invalided to England on 7 July 1918 | |
| 19 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2647, 13th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment his address was given as Victoria Street, Kurri Kurri, NSW. Year of birth on his Attestation paper calculates as 1889c but the birth record with a mother's name of Agnes gives his year of birth as 1883.
Son of James O'Toole and Agnes O'Toole nee Mills of Victoria Hotel, Mackay, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 19 February 1919 aboard HT Orca disembarking on 3 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal