DALE, Thomas
| Service Number: | 2329 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 November 1915, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Winton, Queensland, 27 September 1892 |
| Home Town: | Winton, Winton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Winton State School |
| Occupation: | Horsebreaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 4 August 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Row B, Grave No. 67, Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Suez Canal, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Winton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2329, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2329, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2329, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 2329, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Romani, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2329 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1916-08-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
The two enlisted children of Alfred Dale and Susan (née Gillece) Dale of Winton, Queensland:-
3151 Pte. Alfred John Dale (/explore/people/319798) - killed in action;
2329 Pte. Thomas (Henry) Dale - killed in action.
'THANKS.
MR. and Mrs. TOM DALE (of Alpha.), and Family, also Mr. Alf. Dale (Father), wish to sincerely Thank all kind friends for their messages of sympathy in their sad loss, brought about by the death of their Nephew and Son respectively (Private Tom Dale), who was killed in Egypt while in the firing line.
Alpha. 18th August, 1916.' from Morning Bulletin 21 Aug 1916 (nla.gov.au)
'IN MEMORIAM.
DALE.- Thomas Dale, killed In action, Romani, Egypt, August 4th, 1916, nephew of Mr. and Mrs. T. Dale, Alpha.
There is one bond death cannot sever,
Love's remembrance lasts for ever.' from Morning Bulletin 4 Aug 1917 (nla.gov.au)