William John DALE

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Service Number:	479
Enlisted:	16 December 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	Railway Unit (AIF)
Born:	Maffra, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Engine Driver
Died:	Richmond West, Victoria, Australia, January 1958, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Presbyterian Section, Compartment O, Section 14, Grave 27. No expiry date; held in perpetuity for all time. Funeral service held on 15 January 1958
Memorials:	Reedy Flat War Memorial

16 Dec 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 479, Railway Unit (AIF), Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
3 Jan 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Railway Unit (AIF), Prior to embarkation
19 Feb 1917:	Involvement Corporal, 479, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1917:	Embarked Corporal, 479, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
18 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 479, Railway Unit (AIF), Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Address at the time of enlistment was 199 Roden Street, West Melbourne, Victoria

Son of Enos Dale and Isabella Dale nee Weir of 2 Whalley Street, Northcote, Victoria

During 1921c William married Naomi Belle Hutty In Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 on board HT Suevic disembarking on the 10 September 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal