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DALE, Robert Archibald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4768 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 October 1915, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 1981, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Alfredton Humffray Street State School Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4768, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4768, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4768, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Dec 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Jan 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 4768, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Archibald Dale and Jemima Dale nee McKissock of 322 Ligar Street, Ballarat, Victoria.
Brother of Alfred Gregory Dale who was killed in action on 20 September 1917 while serving with the 8th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aoard HT Soudan disembarking on 26 June 1919
During 1919c Robert married Grace Elizabeth McNair in Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal