William TOOHEY

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Service Number:	1049
Enlisted:	11 January 1915, Place of Enlistment, Herberton, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	2nd Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Croydon, Queensland, Australia , 20 July 1892
Home Town:	Tumoulin, Tablelands, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Selector
Died:	Killed in Action, Egypt, 4 August 1916, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Suez Canal, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Croydon War Memorial

11 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1049, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Place of Enlistment, Herberton, Queensland.
2 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 1049, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
2 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 1049, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane
4 Aug 1916:	Involvement Trooper, 1049, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1049 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1916-08-04

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