DINGLE, Clio Claris Vale
| Service Number: | 3034 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1915, Enlisted in Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Lidcombe, Auburn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Superior Public School & Technical School, Sydney |
| Occupation: | Electroplater |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3034, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 6 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 3034, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney | |
| 6 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 3034, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Infantry Battalion, Transferred back | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Aug 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 3034, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3034 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Clio Claris Vale DINGLE was born in 1894 in Quirindi, New South Wales
His parents were Benjamin Martin DINGLE who was born in Cornwall, England and Mary Ann ADAMS who married in 1874 in Newcastle upon Tyne in England
His parents arrived in Sydney in 1877 on the ship 'Niveneh' along with two siblings, Elizabeth & Cecelia - they had more children in NSW - Osward Winifred, Vivian Nelson, Volo Vincent & Lance CC DINGLE
Clio enlisted at Liverpool, NSW on 17th July, 1915 with the 13th Battalion - he left Sydney with the 10th reinforcements on the ship HMAT Ballarat on 6th September, 1915
He was Killed in trenches by an exploding shell along with several other soldiers on 30th August, 1916 at Moquet Farm, France
He has no known grave but his name is memorialised at the Australian National Memorial at Villers Bretonneux and the Australian War Memorial
He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medall.
Clios brother Lane Corporal Volo Vincent Adams DINGLE (SN3035) was also Killed at Mouquet Farm, France on 12th August, 1916
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IN MEMORIAM - Trove
DINGLE - In loving memory of our dear son, Corporal Clio Claris Vale Dingle, Killed in Action in France, August 30, 1916 aged 22 years
"He has born his cross and gained his crown
Though he lies in a far off grave
So young, so true, his duty done
Manly, unselfish and brave"
Inserted by his loving parents, brothers & sisters
"So young, so good, so bright, so brave
He ought and won a heroes grave"
Inserted by his friends Mr & Mrs E Moore & family , Auburn
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