DALCO, Constant Stanley
| Service Number: | 2276 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1916, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Esperance, Tasmania, Australia, 23 August 1883 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School, Hythe , Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 11 June 1918, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme Plot II, Row D, Grave 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2276, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2276, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2276, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2276, 40th Infantry Battalion, Gun shot wound right arm | |
| 24 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 May 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2276, 40th Infantry Battalion, Gun shot wound to abdomen | |
| 11 Jun 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 2276, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2276 awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-06-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Constant Stanley DALCO was born on 23rd August, 1883 in Port Esperance, Tasmania
His parents were Joseph DALCO and Sarah HUDSON and he was one of 12 children born in Tasmania
He enlisted in Claremont, Tasmania on 20th July, 1916 & embarked with the 40th Infantry Battalion, 4th reinforcements on 21st October, 1916 from Melbourne on the ship HMAT Port Melbourne
He was wounded in action on 8th June, 1917 with gun shot wounds to his right arm and again on 10th June, 1918 with gun shot wounds to his abdomen
He died the following day on 11th June, 1918 at the 5th Casualty Clearing Station and is buried in Crouy British Cemetery, Plot II, Row D, Grave 1.
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & he was awarded the British War Medal & the Victory Medal.
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Change of Ranks
Acting Corporal - July, 1916
Private 28.12.16 - EDP Corporal 10th Training Battalion
Lance Corporal 29.12.16
Reverted to Private 8.5.17
Lance Corporal 24.10.17
Temporary Corporal 18.5.18
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