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John Leslie Tooth
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BiographyJohn Tooth enlisted as a private on 21 November 1914 in the 6th Light Horse Regiment but was discharged, temporarily medically unfit and it is unsure if he left the country on 21 December 1914.
He is listed as having rejoined the army on 27 July 1915 and went to Commission School, passing out as a Lieutenant in October 1915.
John Tooth was shot in the head and died instantaneously, he was buried where he fell and has no known grave.
He was educated at Barker College 1908-1909 and The Kings School 1910-1912.
His obituary was in the Sydney Morning Herald on Wednesday 27 June 1917.
LIEUT. JOHN LESLIE TOOTH,
who was killed In action in France on June 8, was the third son of Mr. Arthur W. Tooth, of the Union Club, Sydney, and was 23 years of age. At the outbreak of war he was on a station in Central Queensland. Three months later he was a trooper in the 6th Australian Light Horse; but just after embarkation he contracted pneumonia, which resulted in his being ill for some months, and being discharged from the military forces. On his recovery he re-enlisted, and, after passing through the training schools, was granted a commission in the Light Horse. In November last he went to England In charge of reinforcements for the infantry, and then entered the mnchine-gun school at Grantham, proceeding to France only about six weeks ago. Before leaving Australia he was for some time acting adjutant at Menangle Camp. He was educated at Hayfield and at King's School, Parramntta, and in 1911 he was one of 14 cadets selected to represent the latter school with the Australian cadets who went to the Durbar. Mr. Arthur Tooth's eldest son, Lieut. Owen William Tooth, of the Light Horse, served at Gallipoli, and is now In Egypt; and his
second son, Arthur Nevll Tooth, was discharged on account of wounds which he received at Gallipoli, and is now in Queensland.
Age23Date of Death8 June 1917Civil employmentDrover/GrazierEducatedBarker college and King's SchoolRelationshipsSon of Arthur William and Isabel Clara Gaden Tooth, Sydney, New South Wales
He is listed as having rejoined the army on 27 July 1915 and went to Commission School, passing out as a Lieutenant in October 1915.
John Tooth was shot in the head and died instantaneously, he was buried where he fell and has no known grave.
He was educated at Barker College 1908-1909 and The Kings School 1910-1912.
His obituary was in the Sydney Morning Herald on Wednesday 27 June 1917.
LIEUT. JOHN LESLIE TOOTH,
who was killed In action in France on June 8, was the third son of Mr. Arthur W. Tooth, of the Union Club, Sydney, and was 23 years of age. At the outbreak of war he was on a station in Central Queensland. Three months later he was a trooper in the 6th Australian Light Horse; but just after embarkation he contracted pneumonia, which resulted in his being ill for some months, and being discharged from the military forces. On his recovery he re-enlisted, and, after passing through the training schools, was granted a commission in the Light Horse. In November last he went to England In charge of reinforcements for the infantry, and then entered the mnchine-gun school at Grantham, proceeding to France only about six weeks ago. Before leaving Australia he was for some time acting adjutant at Menangle Camp. He was educated at Hayfield and at King's School, Parramntta, and in 1911 he was one of 14 cadets selected to represent the latter school with the Australian cadets who went to the Durbar. Mr. Arthur Tooth's eldest son, Lieut. Owen William Tooth, of the Light Horse, served at Gallipoli, and is now In Egypt; and his
second son, Arthur Nevll Tooth, was discharged on account of wounds which he received at Gallipoli, and is now in Queensland.
Age23Date of Death8 June 1917Civil employmentDrover/GrazierEducatedBarker college and King's SchoolRelationshipsSon of Arthur William and Isabel Clara Gaden Tooth, Sydney, New South WalesService Information
RankSecond LieutenantRegiment13th Australian Machine Gun CompanyPlace of enlistmentHolsworthy and Liverpool, NSWPlace of embarkmentSydney, NSWDate of embarkment03 November 1916 Place of deathMessines, BelgiumMemorial or CemeteryMenin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, BelgiumMemorial/Cemetery Barker CollegeMemorial NotesThe Barker College First World War memorial is six bronze panels on two brick pylons which list the names of former students who served and died in the First World War. The pylons sit on either side of steps from the playground below the Head of School's office.
He is also commemorated at the King's School, NSW.KeywordsBarker CollegeWW1First World War
Regiment13th Australian Machine Gun CompanyPlace of enlistmentHolsworthy and Liverpool, NSWPlace of embarkmentSydney, NSWDate of embarkment03 November 1916 Place of deathMessines, BelgiumMemorial or CemeteryMenin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, BelgiumMemorial/Cemetery Barker CollegeMemorial NotesThe Barker College First World War memorial is six bronze panels on two brick pylons which list the names of former students who served and died in the First World War. The pylons sit on either side of steps from the playground below the Head of School's office.He is also commemorated at the King's School, NSW.
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