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O'TOOLE, Christopher John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 472 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 February 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mersey Forest, Tasmania, Australia, 12 February 1884 |
| Home Town: | Underwood, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 24 March 1949, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Monumental, Section A8, Grave 282. Interred on 25 March 1949 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 472, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 472, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 472, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 28 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 472, 40th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the chest and right shoulder. Embarked for England on 20 August 1917 aboard HS St. Andrew | |
| 20 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 472, 40th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Christopher Healey (Festy) O'Toole and Ellen Elizabeth O'Toole nee Breen of Launceston, Tasmania.
Husband of May (Mary Elizabeth Anne) O'Toole nee Clements) of Underwood, Tasmania
Commenced return to Australia on 30 January 1918 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 21 March 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart by steamer
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal