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Pte Ian Frederick Gale

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Pte Ian Frederick Gale Veteran

Birth
Ballarat Central, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia
Death
22 Jul 1942 (aged 23)
Egypt
Burial
El Alamein, Maṭrūḥ, Egypt Add to Map
Plot
Plot 16. Row H. Grave 2. (XVI. H. 2.)
Memorial ID
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WW2 Service Australian Army Rank Private VX47568 -
Place of enlistment - CAULFIELD VIC :
Posting on Death: 2/23rd Infantry Battalion, he was killed in action in Egypt and is recognised as one of the Rats of Tobruk.
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He is commemorated on the Roll of Honour in Kew Vic, also his name is located at panel 50 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).
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Son of Frederick Albert and Pearl Gale, of Kew, Victoria, Australia.
Frederick Albert Gale (1888-24.12.1974) Springvale
Pearl Mark (1892-5.8.1950) Springvale
WW2 Service Australian Army Rank Private VX47568 -
Place of enlistment - CAULFIELD VIC :
Posting on Death: 2/23rd Infantry Battalion, he was killed in action in Egypt and is recognised as one of the Rats of Tobruk.
~~~
He is commemorated on the Roll of Honour in Kew Vic, also his name is located at panel 50 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).
~~~
Son of Frederick Albert and Pearl Gale, of Kew, Victoria, Australia.
Frederick Albert Gale (1888-24.12.1974) Springvale
Pearl Mark (1892-5.8.1950) Springvale

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