Regimental number | 4763 |
Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales |
School | Fort Street Public School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | Belfast, Words Avenue, Hurstville, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 6.25" |
Weight | 122 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, T Dalzell, Wonts Avenue, Hurstville, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LXVI, Row G, Grave No. 12), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 158 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Charles and Catherine Ada DALZELL, 4 Iredale Street, Newtown, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 54th Bn, Ferry Post, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19/20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19/20 July 1916' Note, Red Cross File No 870802: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DALZELL George
Red Cross file 870802 |