Regimental number | 1801 |
Place of birth | Cork, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Orchardist |
Address | c/o R Slater, Kelso Bay, West Tamar, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Parnell Gale, 61 Sardinia Terrace, Glasgow, Scotland |
Previous military service | Served for 5 years in the Glasgow Cadets, 3 years in the Territorial Force. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1801A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Discharged |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Hobart on HMAT 'Orsova', 17 July 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 4 September 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 9 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 15 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 21 March 1916. Admitted to 4th General Hospital, Camiers, 7 November 1916 (gun shot wound, leg). Embarked Calais for England on HS Newhaven, 13 November 1916 and admitted to War Hospital, High Barnet; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 23 February 1917; discharged on furlough, 26 February 1917 to 13 March 1917. Temporarily transferred to 69th Bn from 26th Battalion, 30 March 1917. Admitted to Military Hospital, Wareham, 1 May 1917 (synovitis); discharged to unit, 11 June 1917. Transferred to 26th Bn and moved out to Overseas Training Depot, Perham Downs, 11 August 1917. Embarked Southampton for France, 7 September 1917; disembarked, 2nd Division Base, Havre, 8 September 1917; marched out, 15 September 1917, and taken on strength, 26th Bn, Belgium, 17 September 1917. Admitted to 64th Field Ambulance, 4 October 1917 (gun shot wound, right leg), and transferred to 37th (Colchester) Casualty Clearing Station; to 57th General Hospital, 5 October 1917. Embarked for England on HS 'Jan Breydel', 11 October 1917, and admitted to Middlesex War Hospital; discharged on furlough, 24 December 1917. Marched into No. 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 8 January 1918; moved out to Overseas Training Brigade, Deverill, 17 January 1918; moved out to 2nd Training Brigade, Fouvant, 3 February 1918. Proceeded to France, 24 June 1918; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Rouelles, 26 June 1918; moved out to Machine Gun Base Depot, Camiers, 27 June 1918, and taken on strength, 2nd Machine Gun Bn; moved out from No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, to Australian Imperial Force Headquarters, London, 6 March 1919. Discharged, London, 7 March 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GALE Arthur Mitchell |