DALZIELL, George Christopher
| Service Number: | 2626 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Maddington, Gosnells, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Basketmaker |
| Died: | 1986, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2626, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 2 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2626, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2626, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Anchises, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Sgt George C Dalziell was one of three enlisted brothers, the other two, 2806 Pte Walter Edward Dalziell, 51st Battalion, was killed in action at Pozieres, France, between 14 and 16 August 1916 and 2650 Private Ernest Rewell Dalziell, 48th Battalion, was killed in action at Bullecourt, France, on 11 April 1917.
George Dalziell joined the 16th Battalion at Mudros on Lemnos Island where they were resting and rebuilding before they returned to Gallipoli on 31 October 1915. George was appointed Lance Corporal a week later in the field. Within a month he was in need of medical help and evacuated to Egypt suffering with diarrhoea. He was promoted to Corporal in March 1916.
On 9 Aug 1916 the 16th Battalion moved into the front lines at Poziéres and at midnight attacked and took possession of Circular Trench mid-way between Poziéres and Mouquet Farm. The German reaction to losing this strategic ground was to carry out an extremely intense artillery bombardment of the area. George was recorded as wounded with shell shock on 10 August 1916, but was only treated for a few days in the 7th Australian Field Ambulance.
He was wounded in action again on 11 April 1917 during the 1st Bullecourt battle, seemingly quite minor in nature as he re-joined the battalion a week later. George was promoted Temporary Sergeant on 6 June 1917 and was sent to England to for a bombing course. He qualified as an Instructor and didn’t return to his battalion in France until 11 April 1918.
He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for displaying gallantry during the late 1918 as a patrol leader in gathering information and also leading his men to their objectives.
George Dalziell returned to Australia on the 28 February 1919.
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