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WILLIAM GEORGE GALE

Died : 22 May 1917
Rank : Private
Service no at death:
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Surname: GALE
Forename: WILLIAM GEORGE
Initials: W G
Date of Birth 1897
Place of BirthParkstone, Dorset
Place of Birth Source
Address Wessex Road, Parkstone, Dorset
Schools attended
Employment / tradeErrand Boy
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Son of William & Alice Gale
Spouse Name
NotesName listed in War Heroes of Ferndown by Ian Dale
Regiment at call-upDorsetshire Regiment
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-upPrivate
Service no at call-up
Date of attestation -
Date of call-up -
Area reported to
Source
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service details1st/4th BNs
Other rank
Other service no
Service factsIndia
Age at death20
Date of death 22 May 1917
Regiment at deathKing's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Battalion at death
Rank at deathPrivate
Circumstances of deathKIA Memorial has been moved 15 miles further on, in middle of what was a major battleground in th First Gulf War.
Service no at death
Field of action at deathAction of As Asilan
Place of death
Location of graveBasra Memorial.
Position
Other memorialsFerndown British Legion Memorial
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