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John TOSH

Regimental number2264
Place of birthAberdeen Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMason, bricklayer
AddressEnfield, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary Jane Tosh, 'Holdsworthy', Portland Street, Enfield, New South Wales
Enlistment date20 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name56th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/73/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 26 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XIX, Row C, Grave No. 14A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
163
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Mary TOSH; husband of Mary J. TOSH, 72 Portland Street, Enfield, New South Wales. Native of Stonyewood, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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