Francis Perrin DINGLE

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DINGLE, Francis Perrin

Service Number:	4518
Enlisted:	4 October 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, 9 November 1893
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Brownsville State School
Occupation:	Electro-plater
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 21 October 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brown Hill State School No 35 Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

4 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4518, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4518, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide
21 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4518, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4518 awm_unit: awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-21

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Biography

"John C. Dingle, of Franklin-street, Adelaide, has been notified that his brother, No. 4518, Private FRANCIS PERRIN DINGLE, of the 12th Reinforcements to the 32nd Battalion, seventh son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dingle, of Ballarat, Victoria, died somewhere in France on the 21st October, 1917, from the effects of wounds and gas, aged 28 years. He was born in Ballarat, and came to Adelaide six years ago. He enlisted in August, 1916, and embarked in December, 1916. Three years prior to his enlisting he joined the firm of Dingle's Electroplating Works, of Franklin-street, Adelaide, and was well liked and esteemed by all who knew him. His brother, Private Edward Dingle, is at present serving in France, and has twice been wounded in action." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 17 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)

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