Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR
2nd LHR, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
William Toohey
William Toohey
Service number: 1049
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 4 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: TOOHEY, Tpr. William, 1049. 2nd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 4th Aug., 1916. Age 24. Son of Patrick and Elizabeth Toohey, of Tumoulin, Cairns, Quensland. Native of Croydon, Queensland. B. 69.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of William Toohey from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1049 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Selector |
| Address | Toumoulin, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, Patrick Toohey, Toumoulin, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | 11 January 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 2 June 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 4 August 1916 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 69), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Patrick and Elizabeth TOOHEY, Tumoulin, Cairns, Queensland. Native of Croydon, Queensland |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: 2nd LHR, Roll of Honour, William Toohey
