Edward Archibald DINGLE

DINGLE, Edward Archibald

Service Number: 6810
Enlisted: 9 October 1916, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: Tunnelling Companies
Born: Ballarat, Victoria, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Miner
Memorials: Brown Hill State School No 35 Roll of Honor, Menzies War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

9 Oct 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
17 Jan 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 6810, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Omrah embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
17 Jan 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 6810, Tunnelling Companies, RMS Omrah, Melbourne
8 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1

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Biography

"John C. Dingle, of Franklin-street, Adelaide, has been notified that his brother, No. 4518, Private FRANCIS PERRIN DINGLE, of the 12th Reinforcements to the 32nd Battalion, seventh son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dingle, of Ballarat, Victoria, died somewhere in France on the 21st October, 1917, from the effects of wounds and gas, aged 28 years. He was born in Ballarat, and came to Adelaide six years ago. He enlisted in August, 1916, and embarked in December, 1916. Three years prior to his enlisting he joined the firm of Dingle's Electroplating Works, of Franklin-street, Adelaide, and was well liked and esteemed by all who knew him. His brother, Private Edward Dingle, is at present serving in France, and has twice been wounded in action." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 17 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)

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