DALE, Thomas James
| Service Number: | 173 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Queensland, Australia, 20 July 1880 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 14 December 1951, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Gympie Cemetery, Qld Plot: WPP-9-048 |
| Memorials: | Tiaro Shire Boer War Honour Roll, Tiaro War Memorial |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 173, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 173, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901. | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 173, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 491 notes 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When Thomas James Dale enlisted in 1901 in the 5th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 16 Mar 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as his father Mr. John Dale, Tiaro. The Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB held by the Qld State Archives notes he directed part of his pay to his father Mr. J. Dale, Tiaro.
Thomas James Dale was born on 20 Jul 1880 in Queensland, a son to John Dale and Sarah Dale (nee Haddock). He married Edith Williams on 6 Jul 1911 in Queensland and they resided in Gympie.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 497; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 23)
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