GALE, Edward Augustus
| Service Numbers: | 1477, V383623 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Wickliffe, Victoria, Australia, 10 July 1896 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway porter |
| Died: | Stroke, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 3 July 1987, aged 90 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ararat Shire of Ararat WWI Roll of Honor, Lake Bolac & District Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted | |
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| 29 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1477, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Palermo embarkation_ship_number: A56 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1477, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Palermo, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
| 19 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, V383623 |
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MY GRANDFATHERS STORY
Associated with the service of 1477 Trooper Edward Augustus Gale, 4 Light Horse Regiment. Gale was 19 years old, and working as a railway porter when he enlisted in the AIF on 26 July 1915. He embarked with the 11th Reinforcements for the Regiment aboard HMAT Palermo from Melbourne, Vic, on 29 October 1915.
Soon after arriving in Egypt this souvenir was purchased by Gale to send to his mother Mrs Florence Ada Gale. Gale was posted to A Squadron in January. He was charged with being absent from roll call and church parade in late January and was punished with five days confined to barracks.
In February Gale was admitted to hospital with mumps. He returned to his unit in March and was transferred to C Squadron. Gale served in Egypt and Palestine, and on 23 May 1917 he was wounded in the head during the action at Tel el Marakeb in Palestine. He was evacuated to hospital in Egypt.
After recovering from the wound and a short period of extra training, Gale rejoined his unit in July. He continued to serve with his unit in Palestine, taking part in the Charge at Beersheba, in Jordan, where he fought at Es Salt, and in Syria. Gale returned to Australia on 25 July 1919, aboard HT Essex from Kantara. He was discharged on 16 September 1919.
Submitted 7 November 2014 by Jodi-Lee Smith
Edwards Granddaughter
My name is jodi-Lee Smith and Edward is my dear grandfather whom passed away on 3rd July 1987 from ill health. He is dearly missed by all his family.
Submitted 6 November 2014 by Jodi-Lee Smith
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