Alfred (Alf) DALE

DALE, Alfred

Service Numbers: 167, 1401
Enlisted: 9 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Army Medical Corps (AIF)
Born: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1895
Home Town: Middleton, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Driver
Died: Natural causes, Queensland, 11 September 1963
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

9 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 167, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
28 May 1915: Embarked Private, 167, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
28 May 1915: Involvement Private, 167, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
30 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1401, Brisbane, Queensland
4 Oct 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1401, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney
4 Oct 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1401, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: ''
1 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train
13 May 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Light Horse Regiment, IN the field
11 Jan 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Army Medical Corps (AIF), 4th Training Battalion, Codford
5 Oct 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 1st Light Horse Regiment
3 Nov 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Army Medical Corps (AIF), 13th Training Battalion, Codford
9 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 167, Gunshot wounds to both knees
21 Sep 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Army Medical Corps (AIF), 12th Training Battalion
11 Apr 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 167, Discharged 3 Military District while wounded

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of George Charles Dale and Mary Theresa Dale nee Tierney of Lower Longley, Tasmania

Next of kin given as his brother  R Dale of Middleton, Tasmania; also brother of Leslie Derwent Dale who was killed in action on 1 May 1918 and was buried in the Le Peuplier Military Cemetery . Row A, Grave 3 and George Dale

In 1920 Alfred married Nellie Carroll in Victoria

In 1931 Alfred was living at Dimboola, Victoria

Returned to Australia on 12 December 1918 on board HT Nestor

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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