Percival William DALE MM

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DALE, Percival William

Service Numbers:	3507, V351601
Enlisted:	17 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	6th Machine Gun Company
Born:	Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 18 August 1886
Home Town:	Coleraine, Southern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fitter and Turner
Died:	Merino, Victoria, Australia, 1958, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Merino Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3507, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
5 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3507, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne
5 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3507, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
14 Dec 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Machine Gun Company
10 Apr 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Appeared in list 202 dated 10 April 1917 Citation reads: Military Medal For most conspicuous gallantry, endurance and devotion to duty in remaining at duty with his gun after being wounded 3 times during the assault on the Hindenburg Line on 3rd May, 1917. On being ordered back he assisted another wounded man through a heavy barrage to the Aid Post, a journey of well over half an hour. Source: London Gazette on 9 July 1917, page 6838, position 38 Commonwealth Gazette Number 189 on 8 November 1917
3 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3507, Gunshot wounds to the wrist and chest
22 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3507, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

World War 2 Service

16 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, V351601
20 Sep 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, V351601

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Joseph William Dale and Bridget Ann nee Guest of Coleraine, Victoria

During 1932c Percival married Linda Agnes Stephenson in Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 13 April 1919 aboard HT Castalia disembarking on 30 May 1919

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Biography contributed by Tanya Park

Percival was the eldest of Joseph William Dale and his wife Ann Bridges (nee Guest) of Grandview Coleraine Victoria.

Percy had two brothers, and five younger sisters.

A brave and galant young man who was awarded the Military Medal during WWI, a series of his letters sent back from the Hindenburg line show the difficulties faced by the Allied soldiers.

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