Private Joseph McToal (13024414) served in the Pioneer Corps during World War Two. He was the youngest son of John McToal and Mary McToal of Long Commons, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry. He was the husband of Elizabeth McToal of Meetinghouse Street, Ballymoney, Co. Antrim. The couple had 4 children.
He died on 11th October 1941 aged 36 years old. The cause of death was a fractured skull sustained in an accident. Private McToal fell from the back of a British Army lorry travelling on a private road through the estate of CoPo Ltd. Cockayne Hatley, Bedfordshire. Dr. Anderson of Potton, Bedfordshire treated McToal at the scene. An ambulance then took the Private to Cambridge Hospital, Cambridgeshire where he later died.
Joseph McToal’s grave is in Grave 6281 of Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridgeshire. His headstone bears the inscription:
Ever remembered by wife and family.