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DALE, William Alfred
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3081 |
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Enlisted: | 13 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Leopold, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
Home Town: | Leopold, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Memorials: | Barwon Heads & District Residents Honor Roll, Mildura Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3081, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3081, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3081, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Transferred from the 21st Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir | |
14 Dec 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3081, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Remained on duty | |
25 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 65th Infantry Battalion, From the 5th Pioneer Battalion | |
29 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
4 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3081, Wounded 2nd occasion. Gunshot wound to the right foot | |
14 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3081, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his brother Herbert Dale of Connewarre, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 15 September 1918 on board HT Arawa disembarking on 13 November 1918
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal