DALE, George Frederick
| Service Number: | 1100 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 May 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Malton, Yorkeshire, England, United Kingdom, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | St Cuthbert's College , later known as Workshop College, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Occupation: | Surveyor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.Turkey Special Memorial, Row B, Grave 46. Rev. W.J. Stevens officiated. Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 15 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1100, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1100, 28th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1100, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Richardson and Caroline Dale of 385 Market Street, Melton Yorkeshire
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1889 Dale George Frederick Malton 9d 385
1891 census-family were then in the parish of St. Michael, Glamorgan, Wales,
William Dale Head 39 Yorkshire, England
Caroline Dale Wife 38 Yorkshire, England
Clarice Dale Daughter 6 Yorkshire, England
Geo Fredk Dale Son Yorkshire, England
Sarah Jane Acey Servant 21 Yorkshire, England
Hannah Maria Acey Nurse 14 Yorkshire, England
1901 census
William Dale Head 48 Nunnington, Yorkshire
Caroline Dale Wife 47 Leeds, Yorkshire
George Frederick Dale Son 12 Malton, Yorkshire
William Ernest Dale Son 9 Malton, Yorkshire
Annie Arundale Servant 19 Scagglethorpe, Yorkshire
George was living at Perth, Western Australia when he enlisted in the Australian Infantry. He embarked on 29th June 1915 from the port of Freemantle, on board HMAT Ascanius.
He is remembered on the Worksop College War Memorial. Admiited 1901 when it was known as St Cuthbert's College.
He is also remembered on the war memorial in the town of his birth, Malton, North yorkshire.
His brother, Serjeant William Ernest Dale, Service No. 96167, "D" Battery. 51st Brigade., Royal Field Artillery
fell in Belgium on 17 December 1915 -age 24 and, having no known grave, is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
He is also honoured on the Malton War Memorial.
William and Caroline at one time were resident of 3&5 Market Street, Malton .
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