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DALE, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3094 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Maribyrnong, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia, 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3094, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 3094, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 3094, 5th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3094, 5th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock | |
| 17 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3094, 5th Infantry Battalion, Wound 2nd occasion. Bullet wound to the left ear | |
| 17 Dec 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3094, 5th Infantry Battalion, Wounded 3rd occasion. Wounds to the right hand and both legs | |
| 15 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3094, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Dale and Mary Ann Georgina Dale nee Kavanagh of Park Road, Maribyrnong, Victoria. Brother of John Walter Dale who was killed in action on 24 September 1917 while serving with the 58th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres
Commeced return to Australia on 8 April 1919 aboard HT Trasos Montes disembarking at Melbourne on 22 May 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal