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DALE, Arthur John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2996 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 May 1916, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Croydon, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Dorrigo, Bellingen, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver/Fireman |
| Died: | Petersham, New South Wales, 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | North Dorrigo Public School Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2996, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW | |
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| 5 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 1st Light Horse Regiment, At Menangle Park, NSW | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2996, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Katuna embarkation_ship_number: A13 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2996, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Katuna, Sydney | |
| 23 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 2996, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to Ororrhoea and Malaria |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas and Louisa Alice Dale of Ashfield, NSW
During 1913c Arthur married Kathleen Florence Hikder in the Bellingen, NSW district. Arthur's residential address a the time of enlistment was Dorrigo, NSW. Father of Arthur J. Dale, Muriel F. Dale and Claire E. Dale
Commenced return to Australia on board HT Aeneas on 1 January 1919 disembarking on 11 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal