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DALE, Charles William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1591, 1535 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1914, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria Originally issued with service number 1535 but changed to 1591 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Mansfield, Victoria, Australia, 1936, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1591, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria Originally issued with service number 1535 but changed to 1591 | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1535, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1535, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 26 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1591, 14th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to Rheumatism and senility |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard Arthur Dale and Mary Ann Dale nee Mitchell
Husband of Louisa Agnes Dale nee Lucke of Berkeley Street, Castlemaine, Victoria. Charles and Louisa married in Victoria during 1892c. Father of Doreen Emma Dale, Lilian C. Dale, Theresa Emily Dale, Winifred A. Dale and Elaine Louisa Dale
Commenced return to Australia aboard HT Benalla on 25 August 1917, disembarking on 24 October 1917
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the Militia for nearly 20 years