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Samuel William TOOTH

Regimental number2402
Place of birthEavelane England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPave Lane, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation37
Next of kinWife, Mrs Beatrice Alice Tooth, Fort Street, Maryborough, Queensland
Enlistment date1 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 June 1919
Medals

Distinguished Conduct Medal

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. In an advance, when the right flank was held up by machine gun fire, this warrant officer organized a small party of men outflanking the post, and killing or capturing the garrison, he then mopped up two dug outs, accounting for two officers, and forty men. He set a splendid example throughout.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 36
Date: 14 March 1919

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