DALTON, Richard John
| Service Numbers: | 9351, V84042 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Canteen Service |
| Born: | Essendon, Victoria, Australia, 22 May 1892 |
| Home Town: | Windsor, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor driver |
| Died: | Illness, Australia, 22 July 1942, aged 50 years |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Williamstown General Cemetery, Williamstown, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 9351, Motor Drivers | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 9351, Motor Drivers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 9351, Motor Drivers, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 3 Feb 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 9351, Tank Corps: training in England, Bovington and Chelsea. | |
| 26 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 9351, 2nd Motor Transport Company, Nominal Roll: 2nd Australian Divisional Mechanical Transport Company Was training in England as tank Crew |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, V84042 | |
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| 7 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, V84042, Australian Army Canteen Service | |
| 7 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, V84042 |
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From How We Served
The final resting place for;- 9351 & V84042 Corporal Richard John Dalton of Essendon and Windsor, Victoria who at the time of his enlisting for War Service on the 12th of July 1915 had been employed as a motor mechanic and driver.
Richard was allocated to Australian Army Medical Corps reinforcements 1st AIF, and was embarked for Egypt and further training on the 5th of January 1916. Following his arrival, Richard was taken on strength with the Australian Army Motor Transport Services, and with this Unit he was embarked for France, where he was disembarked on the 16th of June.
Richard’s service in the field would be continuous until he was selected for further training and was transferred to the Base Motor Transport Depot at Rouen on the 1st of August. Having been allowed leave in England during July 1917, Richard was retained in England where he served with the Australian Army Motor Transport Services on attachment to AIF Headquarters, London.
On the 26th of January 1918, Richard was detached for service at Bovington Camp where he would be instructed in Tank driving and other required duties, and remained on strength of the Tank Corps until he was detached for service with the Australian Army Motor Transport Service on the 25th of April.
After a brief period attached to the 2nd Australian Convalescent Depot at Weymouth, Richard was repatriated to Australia, departing England on the 12th of May, and still cited as trained Tank Personnel.
Richard was formally discharged from the 1st AIF on the 12th of August 1918, and re-enlisted the following day. Richard was assigned to Special Unit Tank Crew, and remained on strength without leaving Australia until he was again discharged from the 1st AIF to re-enter civilian life on the 13th of December 1918.
With the start of a Second World War, Richard again presented himself for War Service, and enlisted on the 7th of May 1940 and was allocated to the Army Canteens Services. Whilst still in the services, Richard died of heart related illness on the 22nd of July 1942 at the age of 51.
Following his death, Corporal Richard John Dalton was formally interred within his family’s collective burial site within Williamstown General Cemetery, Victoria.
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