ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

GALE, George

GALE, George

Full Name: George

GALE

Date of Birth: 09

–

1888

Place of birth: Crawford

England

Occupation: Coal Miner

Address: West Collie WA

Next of Kin: Sister- E. Steptoe

Next of Kin Address: West Collie WA

Religion: Roman Catholic

Service Number: 615

Rank: Lance Corporal

Unit/Division: 48th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1914-09-24

Enlistment Location: Helena Vale

Western Australia

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Embarkation Date: 1914-12-22

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-02-03

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1917-10-06

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24/09/1914- To Depot Battalion as Private
12/04/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
27/04/1915- Wounded in Gallipoli ( Gunshot Wound Leg )
30/04/1915- Admitted No. 1 Australian General Hospital Heliopolis Egypt ex Hospital Ship Gallipoli
31/05/1915- Admitted Convalescent Hospital Helouan Egypt
8/06/1915- Discharged to Overseas Base Details Zeitoun Egypt
28/07/1915- Rejoined Unit in the field Gallipoli
2/09/1915- Admitted Hospital Ship Gallipoli ( Dysentry ) & Evacuated to Malta ex Imbros
19/09/1915- Evacuated/Admitted 1st Southern General Hospital Birmingham England
26/04/1916- Transferred 48th Battalion in the field Serapeum Egypt ex England ex Sickness
9/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria Egypt
7/08/1916- Reported Missing In Action France- Captured & Taken PRISONER  OF  WAR Contalmaison France-Interred Dulmen Camp Germany
9/12/1916- Exchanged Prisoner of War from Germany- Suffering from being Gassed- Admitted Queen Alex Military Hospital Millbank Grosvenor Square London
15/12/1916- Admitted 1st Australian Aux Hospital Harefield England
22/02/1917- Embarked England for Australia per ” Karoola ”  ( Pulmonary Tuberculosis )
4/04/1917- Disembarked Fremantle
6/10/1917- Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit )

 

PRISONER  OF  WAR – RED  CROSS  FILES  SUMMARY

 

27/09/1916- London- Certified by Letters from Man dated 20/08/1916-  ” Prisoner of War- Captured at Pozieres 7/08/1916.  AtGef : Dulmen.i.Westf.  Coy 32.  Group 3.

 

12/12/1916- London-  Certified by visitor to Millbank Hospital 11/12/1916-  ” Prisoner of War- Transferred to England.  Admitted Millbank Military Hospital  8/12/1916.  Gassed- progressing splendidly.  Gained  2  Stone  6 lbs in 2 Months.  Since receiving Red Cross Parcels “.