DALE, Samuel Michael
| Service Numbers: | 3451, R3451 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 October 1914, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | Field Artillery Brigades |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 26 August 1966, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 3451, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Driver, 3451, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Driver, 3451, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Borda, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 12th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 14 Feb 1917: | Involvement Driver, R3451, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 14 Feb 1917: | Embarked Driver, R3451, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 24 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 3451, In France | |
| 18 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 3451, Field Artillery Brigades, Gassed | |
| 22 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 3451, Discharged at the 6th Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Dale of 157 Argyle Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Husband of Violet Dale nee Petley of 1 Ruston Mews, St. Marks Road, Nottinghill, London, England. Samuel and Violet were married on 18 April 1918 at the Registry Office, Kensington, England and conducted by E.R. Barnes
Commenced return to Australia on 21 June 1919 aboard HT Konigin Luix disembarking on the 4 July 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Other service number was R3451
Brother of John Dale who returned to Australia on 23 May 1917 having served with the 26th Battalion; and James Henry Dale who returned to Australia, 29 May 1917 having served with the 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train.
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