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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”

Died on this date – 11th April…… Thomas Daniel Touchell was born on 18th July, 1899 at Fremantle, Western Australia.

He joined the Royal Australian Navy & was on Home Service from 28th August, 1917 to 22nd June, 1918.

Signalman Thomas Daniel Touchell was on Special Training from June, 1918 until 1st December, 1918.

From 1st December, 1918 Signalman Touchell served in S. S. Kent.

Signalman Thomas Daniel Touchell died on 11th April, 1919 at 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield Park, Harefield, England from Pneumonia.

He was buried in St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Harefield, Middlesex, England where 112 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.

Newspaper item – The Fremantle Times, Western Australia – 17 April, 1919:

Death of Dan Touchell

The Navy Board has notified the District Naval Officer of the death of "Dan” Touchell, a signalman of the Royal Australian Naval Brigade, at Fremantle. Death was due to broncho-pneumonia, and took place at the No. 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, in Southall, London, on April 11. Deceased belonged to the 1899 quota of the local reserve, and in June last volunteered for transport signal duties. He was sent to Williamstown for a special course of study and passed with credit. He was then drafted on to one of the New Zealand Shipping Co.'s vessels (unknown), and went home via Cape Horn. He had previously been on service for some considerable time. In conveying the sad news to Mrs. Touchell, the Rev. H. E. Hyde paid a tribute to the high esteem, in which the deceased was held by his comrades, and also conveyed the sympathy of all officers and men of the R.A.N.B. 

(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)

https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/o---w.html