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Driver William Henry Tozer

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Memorial Name
Repton Great War Honor Roll
Given name
William Henry
Family name
Tozer
Gender
Male
Service number
431
Place of enlistment
West Maitland, NSW
Conflicts
First World War, 1914–18
Campaign
Somme 1916 - 1917
Fate
Killed in action (KIA)
Fate date
12 October 1917
Additional information
Place of birth
Raleigh, NSW
Religion
Church of England
Occupation
Labourer
Address given on enlistment documents
Repton
NSW 2454
Marital status
Single
Age at embarkation (years)
27
Age at embarkation (months)
7
Next of kin
James Nicholas Tozer, Repton, NSW (Father); Mary-Anne Tozer (Mother)
Enlistment date
Mon, 24 April 1916
Embarkation details
Embarked on 20 October 1916 from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 "Port Lincoln" (Australian War Memorial Embarkation Roll: 24/6/3)
Rank on enlistment
Private
Rank from Nominal Roll
Driver
Last held rank
Driver
Unit on enlistment
6th Reinforcements 1st Machine Gun Company
Unit from Nominal Roll
5th Machine Gun Battalion
Unit at time of death or end of service
23rd Machine Gun Company
Unit at embarkation
1st Machine Gun Company
Service
Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF)
Decorations
British War Medal 1914-20
Victory Medal
Veteran Notes/Bio

Driver Tozer was killed in action by German shellfire while delivering rations to his unit near Passchendaele on 12 October 1917. He is buried in the Tyne Cot British Cemetery, 5.25 miles north-east of Ypres, Belgium, in Plot 19, Row B, Grave No 4.

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