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Royal Engineers 1/2nd (Lowland) Field Company
Service No: 2786

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Family Information

Son of Joseph and Mary Murphy Toal of 26 Long Row, Dundyvan, Coatbridge. From the 1891 Census - Address - 25 Long Row, Dundyvan, Coatbridge - Joseph Toal aged 30, Mary Toal aged 26, Annie Toal aged 6, Maggie Toal aged 4, James Toal aged 3, John Toal aged 1, Patrick Toal aged 1 month. From the 1901 Census - Address - 14 Long Row, Coatbridge - John's grandfather Patrick Murphy aged 60, his grandmother Margaret Murphy aged 60, Mary Toal aged 36, Annie Toal aged 16, Margaret Toal aged 14, James Toal aged 12, John Toal aged 10, Patrick Toal aged 7, Joseph Toal aged 6. James' Pension was awarded to his mother Mary on the 24/02/1917.

Born / Resided

Coatbridge / 26 Long Row, Dundyvan, Coatbridge

Died

Died of Wounds on the 13/05/1915 at the 15th General Hospital in Alexandria. Wounds received at Helles, Gallipoli

Enlisted

Coatbridge

Employed

Iron Worker in the Dundyvan Iron Works

Age

25 / DOB - 24/07/1888

Buried / Remembered

Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Cemetery (H. 83), Egypt

Cemetery / Memorial Information

There are 2,259 First World War burials in the cemetery and 503 from the Second World War. The cemetery also contains war graves of other nationalities and many non war and military graves, some of which date from 1882. The CHATBY MEMORIAL stands at the eastern end of the cemetery and commemorates almost 1,000 Commonwealth servicemen who died during the First World War and have no other grave but the sea. Many of them were lost when hospital ships or transports were sunk in the Mediterranean, sailing to or from Alexandria. Others died of wounds or sickness while aboard such vessels and were buried at sea.

Additional Information

James and the 1/2nd (Lowland) Field Company were part of the 29th Division and they arrived at Gallipoli in April 1915. The 29th Division embarked at Avonmouth on the 16th - 22nd March 1915 and went via Malta to Alexandria. On the 7th April the first units to have arrived at Egypt began to re-embark for the move to Mudros, the deep-water harbour at the island of Lemnos that was going to be used as a forward base for operations at Gallipoli. The Division landed at Cape Helles on Gallipoli on the 25/04/1915. James received his injuries at Helles. SEE PHOTOS x 5 FOR THE 1/2nd (LOWLAND) FIELD COMPANY WAR DIARY FROM APRIL TO MAY 1916. Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery (originally the Garrison cemetery) was used for burials until April 1916, when a new Cemetery was opened at Hadra. Thereafter, burials at Chatby were infrequent, although some graves were brought into the Cemetery after the war from other burial grounds in the area. James is also remembered in the St. Augustine's Parish (book) Roll of Honour. See photos for James' Medal Index Card, his Army Register of Soldiers Effects, his Service Medal and Award Rolls x 2, his CWGC Grave Registration x 3, his Headstone Report x 2, James' Pension Records x 2 and the Royal Engineers Cap Badge.

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War Diaries

The battalion War Diary is available on the National Archives website.

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