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O'TOOLE, Lawrence Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2418 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 15 December 1897 |
| Home Town: | Seddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 2 October 1955, aged 57 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic, Grave 2144. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2418, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2418, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2418, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 1 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 2418, 6th Infantry Battalion, Remained on duty | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 2418, 6th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the left leg. | |
| 1 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 2418, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Eugene Michael O'Toole and Hannah Maria O'Toole nee Long of Ballarat, Victoria.
Husband of Florence O'Toole nee Phillips of O'Farrell Street, Seddon, Victoria. Lawrence and Florence married during 1915c.
Commenced return to Australia on 25 November 1917 aboard HS Karoola disembarking on 10 January 1918
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal