TOOGOOD, Ebenezer Gordon
| Service Number: | 721 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 March 1916, Prahan, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Camperdown, Victoria, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Ringwood, Maroondah, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 13 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot X, Row D, Grave 8, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Box Hill (Shire of Nunawading) War Memorial, Ringwood District Roll of Honour WW1, Shire of Nunawading Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Mar 1916: | Enlisted Prahan, Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 721, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 721, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne |
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Regimental number 721
Religion Baptist
Occupation Orchardist
Address C/o J B Robinson, Eastfield Road, Ringwood, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 20
Next of kin Mother, Mrs Sarah Ann Toogood, Middleborough Road, Box Hill, Victoria
Enlistment date 6 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 20 March 1916
Rank on enlistment Lance Corporal
Unit name 37th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/54/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Lance Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll 37th Battalion
Fate Died of wounds 13 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records 23
Place of burial Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot X, Row D, Grave No. 8), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 129
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: George and Sarah Ann TOOGOOD, Middleboro Road, Box Hill, Victoria
Other details
War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Ebenezer Gordon TOOGOOD was born in 1895 in Camperdown, Victoria
His parents were George TOOGOOD and Annie BARROW
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The Argus Melbourne - 29th August, 1918
TOOGOOD - On the 12th August, officially reported, died of wounds, Lance Sergeant Ebenezer Gordon Toogood, beloved youngest son of Mrs. Toogood and the late George Toogood of Middleborough Rd, Box Hill aged 22 years 11 months - inserted by his sorrowing Mother, Brothers & Sisters
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