Thomas (Tom) DALE

DALE, Thomas

Service Number: 2329
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
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Biography 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)

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