Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

SERGEANT DALZELL'S WAR SERVICE


A NATlVE OF TASMANIA.


Sergeant Abner Gilchrist Dalzell, of Point Cook, left in the aeroplane with

Captain Stutt, unknown to his wife and family, whose home is in Fitzroy street,

Fitzroy. Sergeant Dalzell is a native of Tasmania, but lived for many years

in Ballarat, in which district his father is a farmer. He saw three years

active service abroad, and service for six months in New Guinea, from which

he was invalided home through an attack of malaria. It was while doing

duty in the South Seas on the Berrima that Sergeant Dalzell was one of a

special raiding party that assisted in the capture of the German gunboat

Komet, now known as the Una.


For services rendered on that occasion Sergeant Dalzell was mentioned in

despatches.

While on active service Sergeant Dalzell, who is 33 years, was attached to No. 3

Aeroplane Squadron, "'B"Flight, and prior to that was attached to the Navy.
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Last week Sergeant Dalzell was acting as orderly sergeant at Point Cook.

Sergeant Dalzell has three children, the eldest of whom is seven years.










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