Gerald DALTON

Regimental number18769
Date of birthOctober 1890
Place of birthDeloraine, Tasmania, Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGentleman
Height6' 0"
Weight182 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Dalton, 139 Peel Street, Windsor, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Enlistment date5 April 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements, 1st Draft, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 59 Waitemata on 26 July 1916
Discharge date11 June 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 25 April 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 October 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 20 October 1916; taken on strength, 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 5 November 1916.

Attached to Medium Trench Mortar Battery, 16 November 1916.

Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 1 February 1917 (bronchitis); transferred to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 8 February 1917; to No 7 Convalescent Depot, 17 February 1917; to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 24 February 1917; rejoined 2nd Auckland Bn, unit, in the field, 13 March 1917.

Detached to No 1 NZ Light Trench Mortar Battery, 23 July 1917.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 4 October 1917 (gassed, shell); transferred to No 3 Australian Field Ambulance, 6 October 1917; to No 17 Casualty Clearing Station, 6 October 1917; to 53rd General Hospital, Boulogne, 8 October 1917; discharged to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 20 October 1917; to No 3 Rest Camp, 30 October 1917; to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 2 November 1917.

Proceeded to England, 15 December 1917.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board 'Tahiti', 1 February 1918; discharged, 11 June 1918 (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds sustained in action).

Total war service: 2 years 65 days (of which 1 year 236 days was abroad).

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death30 July 1966 Hutt Hospital
Age at death75
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 4
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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