John Edwin DALES

Regimental number10/115
Date of birth4 November 1890
Place of birthMasterton
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationIronmonger
AddressDannevirke
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 3.5"
Next of kinFather, R J Dales, High Street, Dannevirke
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankWarrant Officer, Class II
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 8 August 1919
Discharge date19 October 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Admitted to 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, 1 May 1915 (abscess, right knee); discharged, and marched into New Zealand & Australia Base Depot, Alexandria, 20 May 1915.

Proceeded overseas to the Dardanelles, 20 May 1915; rejoined unit, Anzac, 1 June 1915.

Admitted to No.16 Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 20 August 1915 (debility & septic knee); transferred to HS 'Caledonia', Mudros, 20 August 1915; to Duchess of Connaught Canadian Red Cross Hospital, Taplow, England, 1 September 1915; discharged to furlough, 6 December 1915; marched into NZ Base Depot, Grey Towers, 21 January 1916.

Marched into NZ Command Depot, Codford, 6 July 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, ex-Sling Camp, 28 August 1916; marched into NZ Infantry & General Base Depot, Etaples, 29 August 1916; rejoined 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 30 September 1916.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 1 December 1916.

Appointed Temporary Corporal, 27 February 1917.

Promoted Corporal, 4 June 1917.

Appointed Lance Sergeant, 21 June 1917.

On leave to the Paris, 14 August 1917; rejoined unit, 20 August 1917.

Wounded in action, 4 October 1917 (gunshot wound left forearm); admitted to No.3 NZ Field Ambulance, 4 October 1917, and transferred to No.44 Casualty Clearing Station the same day; to No.18 General Hospital, Camiers, 6 October 1917; to England, 12 October 1917; to No.1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 12 October 1917; to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 19 October 1917; marched into NZ Command Depot, Codford, 19 December 1917.

Marched into Wellington Reserve Bn, Sling Camp, 19 September 1918.

On Bomb Course, Lyndhurst, 9 October 1918.

Promoted Sergeant, Sling Camp, 28 November 1918.

Appointed Temporary Warrant Officer, Class II (Temporary Quartermaster Sergeant), Larkhill, 4 January 1919.

Promoted Warrant Officer, Class II, 4 January 1919.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board SS 'Tainui', 8 August 1919; disembarked Wellington, 21 September 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 19 October 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No 806684.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death10 June 1979 Christchurch
Age at death88
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24055658