William Alfred DALE

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Service Number:	3081
Enlisted:	13 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Leopold, Victoria, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Leopold, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:	Barwon Heads & District Residents Honor Roll, Mildura Cenotaph

13 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3081, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3081, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3081, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
3 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Transferred from the 21st Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir
14 Dec 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3081, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Remained on duty
25 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 65th Infantry Battalion, From the 5th Pioneer Battalion
29 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion
4 May 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3081, Wounded 2nd occasion. Gunshot wound to the right foot
14 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3081, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Next of kin given as his brother Herbert Dale of Connewarre, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 15 September 1918 on board HT Arawa disembarking on 13 November 1918

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal