Regimental number | 7331 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Murwillumbah, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Engine driver |
Address | Townsville, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 153 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, M Toohey, Kings Hotel, Kuridala Lake, Friezland, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of rheumatism) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Townsville, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 7), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 78 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Michael and Elizabeth TOOHEY |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 24 January 1917; disembarked Fremantle, 4 February 1917; re-embarked Fremantle, 2 June 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 August 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 31 January 1918. Admitted to 4th Field Ambulance, 22 July 1918 (rheumatism); discharged to duty, 25 July 1918. Killed in action, 8 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TOOHEY Cecil |