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William George TOOMBS

Regimental number2895
Place of birthSt Marys Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressSt Marys, East Coast, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, G Toombs, St Marys, East Coast, Tasmania
Enlistment date17 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameMining Corps Reinforcements 1 - 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number16/7/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Tunnelling Company
FateDied of disease 12 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row E, Grave No. 4A, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
27
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents; George and Katherine TOOMBS, Cornwall Coal Mines, St. Mary's, Tasmania

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