Regimental number | 6362 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Boot machine operator |
Address | 381 Drummond Street, North Carlton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20.2 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 120 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A E Toughill, 381 Drummond Street, North Carlton, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Senior Cadets; 3 years in the Australian Army Service Corps, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment; previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of teeth. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Father: 6095A Lance Corporal John Henry TOUGHILL, 24th Bn, returned to Australia, 1 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Beltana', 2 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 2 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II: enlisted, 16 March 1942; discharged, 3 October 1945, as V371216 Sergeant, 18th Bn, Volunteer Defence Corps. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 86 |
Place of burial | Fawkner Memorial Park, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TOUGHILL William George |