Eric Aston DALE

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Service Numbers:	2148, 2148A
Enlisted:	8 August 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania On 5 March 1917 he was allotted number 2148A in France
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Esperance, Tasmania, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Tasmania, Australia, 9 August 1954, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Dover Cemetery,Huon Valley,Tasmania
Memorials:

8 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2148, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania On 5 March 1917 he was allotted number 2148A in France
23 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2148, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
23 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2148, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Melbourne
4 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2148, 40th Infantry Battalion
24 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2148A, 40th Infantry Battalion, Shell concussion to return to Australia
27 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2148A, 40th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 6th Military District suffering shell concussion

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Son of Elijah Dale of Esperance, Tasmania

Commenced return to Australia suffering shell concussion on 18 December 1918 aboard HT Aeneas disembarking on 5 February 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal