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TOZER, Ernest William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 60 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 7 July 1897 |
| Home Town: | Nundah, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Fircroft Road Council School, London |
| Occupation: | Telephonist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fleurbaix, France, 19 July 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Postmaster-General's Dept Qld. WWI |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 60, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 60, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, SN 60, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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"...60 Private Ernest William Tozer, Regimental Signallers-Headquarters, 31st Battalion, of Nundah, Qld, aged 18 years. Pte Tozer enlisted on 3 September 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Wandilla on 9 November 1915. He later served as a lance corporal. He was killed in action on 19 July 1916 near Fleurbaix, France. His brother, Lieutenant Henry John Tozer MSM, 15th Battalion, also served in the AIF." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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