TOOTH, Eric Noel
| Service Number: | 170 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 November 1914, Enoggera, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Headquarters Central Area (RAAF) |
| Born: | Clifton, Queensland, 14 May 1881 |
| Home Town: | Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Cooerwull Academy, Bowenfels, NSW |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Leeton, New South Wales, 2 December 1964, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 28 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 170, Enoggera, Queensland | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 170, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 170, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 26 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 16 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 170, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 27 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 170, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound (right leg) | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 27 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Field Company Engineers | |
| 14 Jan 1917: | Transferred Lieutenant, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps | |
| 28 Mar 1920: | Discharged Captain, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Demobilised in England |
World War 2 Service
| 26 Feb 1940: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, Headquarters Central Area (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'MEN OF THE DARDANELLES.
CORPORAL TOOTH.
Corporal Eric Noel Tooth, 5th Light Horse, who was wounded in the Dardanelles on July 8, is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Tooth, Carenga, Ardlethan, and grandson of the late Mr. William Buller Tooth. Corporal Tooth was born at Clifton, Darling Downs, and was educated at Cooerwull Academy, Bowenfels, where he was a special favourite with both masters and boys. He was a keen athlete. At the time of enlisting he was in partnership with Messrs. Doyle and Gore, Goondiwindi, and is an electrical engineer by profession. He and his two brothers were among the first to enlist. His brothers are Sergeant Stuart Tooth, 6th Light Horse, and Bombardier Harold Tooth, Div. Amm. Column.' from The Sydney Morning Herald 11 Aug 1915 (nla.gov.au)
'PERSONAL.
Major S. A. Tooth, ot the Australian Light Horse, second son of Mr. W. E. Tooth, of Caringa, Ardlethan, and Mrs. Tooth, Cremorne, has been mentioned in despatches for gallant and distinguished conduct on the field. He served through the Gallipoli campaign, and has been previously mentioned in despatches. His oldest brother, Captain Eric Tooth, A.F.C, is in France, and his younger brother, Lieutenant Tooth, was invalided home owing to wounds received at Pozieres.' from The Sydney Morning Herald 16 Jul 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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