Joseph Toghill
Memorial: Warmley - Memorial Gardens - Stanley Road
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 16067
Parents: Thomas and Emily Toghill
Marital status: Single
Home address: Tower Road, Warmley, Bristol
Date of birth: 1897
Place of birth: Syston, Glos
Date of death: 12/02/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Karasouli Military Cemetery (Ref. E. 1171.), Salonika
Age: 20
Further information:
Joseph served with the 11th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment and was Killed in Action on 12 February 1917 aged 20
The Brothers Toghill: these three gallant young soldiers, who were well known in the Warmley and Kingswood districts have been highly spoken of by their officers
"News has been received from Salonica of the death in action 12th February of Private Toghill of the Worcesters. He was well known in Warmley and Kingswood, joined up 18 months age and was a very promising young soldier. His Officer in announcing to his parents that he was killed instantly by a shell said" He was quite one of the most popular men in his position and personally I have nothing but good to say of him, as he was a splendid worker and always did his duty most cheerfully" Lately he had been in a machine gun section and his officer reported that he was very smart at his work
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Kingswood Museum. Forces War Records and CWGC