Frederick William DALE

DALE, Frederick William

    Service Number: 11826
    Enlisted: 8 October 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 4th Field Artillery Brigade
    Born: Ilkey, Yorkeshire, England, 1884
    Home Town: North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
    Schooling: State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Bricklayer
    Died: Died of wounds - neck, 20th Casualty Clearing Station, France, 20 April 1918
    Cemetery: Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie
    Plot 1, Row B, Grave 21 Rev. L,F. Causton officiated Headstone inscription reads: Beloved son of SN & E. Dale, Australia behind the shadows trust in god, Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    8 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 11826, 4th Field Artillery Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    28 Jan 1916: Involvement Gunner, 11826, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
    28 Jan 1916: Embarked Gunner, 11826, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
    22 Aug 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 4th Field Artillery Brigade
    17 Mar 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Field Artillery Brigade
    20 Sep 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Field Artillery Brigade
    7 Nov 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11826, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Shrapnel wound to the right hand
    15 Apr 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11826, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Wounded 2nd occasion. Gunshot wound to the neck
    20 Apr 1918: Involvement Sergeant, 11826, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 11826 awm_unit: 10th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-04-20

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Martial status given as widower. Address at the time of enlistment was  32 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne, Victoria

    Son of Newburn and Eliza Dale, of 138 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne, Victoria. 

    During 1903c Frederick married Lydia Patton in Victoria. Father of James F. M. Dale and Elsie Catherine Dale

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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