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DALE, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 93 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 93, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 93, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 93, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 93, 7th Infantry Battalion, Bullet wound to the elbow | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 93, 7th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wounds to the arms | |
| 3 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 7th Battalion | |
| 20 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 93, 59th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left arm | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 93, 59th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 93 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-26 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 258 Drummond Street, Carlton, Victoria
Son of W.H. Dale of Thomas Street, Leamington Spa, England
Next of kin given as Jessie Hamilton of 33 Gray Street, St Kilda, Victoria later of Toorak, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal