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George DAKIN

Regimental number4470
Place of birthAllandale, Victoria
True NameDIAL, George Joseph Farrell
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMiner
Address512 Skipton Street, Ballarat South, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 8"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinAunt, Margaret Deal, 512 Skipton Street, Ballarat South, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 July 1915
Place of enlistmentBallarat, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burialRue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 2), Fleurbaix, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
165
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs M. DIAl, 50 William Lane, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 28 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 26 February 1916.

Taken on strength of 58th Bn from 2nd Training Bn, 1 April 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

Killed in action, 19 July 1916.

Buried in Rue du Bois Military Cemetery, 19 July 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, DAKIN George

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