Regimental number | 702 |
Place of birth | Box Hill, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Toora, South Gippsland, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 157 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M A Dale, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served for 16 months in the Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | South Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Plugge's Plateau Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 5), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 43 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mary Ann DALE, Alberton Road, Maanah, Tasmania, and the late Thomas DALE. Native of Box Hill, Victoria, Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3718 Pte Frederick DALE, 59th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Admitted to No 2 Field Ambulance, Egypt, 6 February 1915 (influenza); discharged to duty, 11 February 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Reported wounded in action, 25 April 1915. Confirmed killed in action, 25 April 1915. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DALE George Thomas |