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O'TOOLE, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 461 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Previously allotted to 24th Battalion |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 1 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St. Francis Christian Brothers, Melbourne; Stotts Business College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 23 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 461, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Previously allotted to 24th Battalion | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 461, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 461, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 25 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 461, 21st Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left leg. Transferred to England on 3 September 1916 | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 461, 21st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 461 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Toole and Margaret O'Toole nee Meagher of King Street, West Melbourne, Victoria formerly of Brisbane, QLD.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal