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DIAL, George Joseph Farrell

Other Name:	Dakin, George - Alias - Uncles Name
Service Number:	4470
Enlisted:	17 July 1915, Ballarat, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Allendale, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Ballarat State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot I.Row B. Grave 2 (Coll.) Inscription: R.I.P.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

17 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4470, Depot Battalion (AIF), Ballarat, Victoria
28 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4470, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4470, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
28 Feb 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4470, 8th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt -- H.M.T. "Transylvania"
1 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 8th Infantry Battalion
17 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4470, 58th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4470, 58th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4470, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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