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Philip George WALE

Regimental number1040
Date of birth26 October 1894
Place of birthBenalla, Victoria
SchoolBenalla and Euroa State Schools, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBank clerk
AddressBinney Street, Euroa, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinG E Wale, Binney Street, Euroa, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed as Lieutenant in Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date24 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name7th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 8 May 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHelles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
53
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Edward and Louisa Jane WALE.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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