Colonel Frederick William Toll

Ranks Held Lieutenant Colonel, Captain, Major
Birth Date 1872-01-18
Birth Place Australia: Queensland
Death Date 1955-11-06
Death Place Australia: Queensland, Brisbane
Final Rank Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • SPECIAL SERVICE OFFICERS
  • 31st Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
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Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-01
Published in London Gazette in 1918-04-06
Published in London Gazette in 1902-04-25
Published in London Gazette in 1917-11-26
Published in London Gazette in 1917-12-28
Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-04
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-08-30
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-03-07
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18

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    Group portrait of officers of the 31st Battalion, on board A62 HMAT Wandilla enroute to Egypt. ...

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Date of birth 18 January 1872
Date of birth 18 January 1872
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 07 November 1914 Appointed a major in the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF).
Date promoted 01 March 1915 Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 22 July 1915 Appointed to command the 31st Battalion in the AIF with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Date of embarkation 09 November 1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 23 July 1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 08 October 1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 12 October 1916
Date of honour or award 01 January 1917 Distinguished Service Order.
Date of recommendation honour or award 03 February 1917
Other units 07 February 1917 Temporary Commanding Officer of the 55th Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 13 April 1917
Other units 27 May 1917 Temporary Commanding Officer of the 8th Infantry Brigade.
Date of recommendation honour or award 20 September 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 27 September 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 03 October 1917
Other units 14 November 1917 Commanding Officer of the 31st Battalion.
Date of honour or award 26 November 1917 Bar to Distinguished Service Order.
Other 19 May 1919 AIF appointment terminated.
Date of death 06 November 1955
Date of death 06 November 1955

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