WILLIAM GEORGE GALE
- Died: 22 May 1917
- Rank: Private
- Service no at death:
- Died: 22 May 1917
- Rank: Private
- Service no at death:
Personal
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- Surname: GALE
- Forename: WILLIAM GEORGE
- Initials: W G
- Date of Birth: 1897
- Place of Birth: Parkstone, Dorset
- Place of Birth Source:
- Address: Wessex Road, Parkstone, Dorset
- Schools attended:
- Employment / trade: Errand Boy
- Place of work:
- Family (parents and grandparents): Son of William & Alice Gale
- Spouse Name:
- Notes: Name listed in War Heroes of Ferndown by Ian Dale
Military
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- Regiment at call-up: Dorsetshire Regiment
- Regiment at discharge:
- Rank at call-up: Private
- Service no at call-up:
- Date of attestation:
- Date of call-up:
- Area reported to:
- Source:
- Naval vessels served:
- Decorations and awards:
- Other service details: 1st/4th BNs
- Other rank:
- Other service no:
- Service facts: India
Death and Memorial
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- Age at death: 20
- Date of death: 22 May 1917
- Regiment at death: King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
- Battalion at death:
- Rank at death: Private
- Circumstances of death: KIA 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 death: Action of As Asilan
- Place of death:
- Location of grave: Basra Memorial.
- Position:
- Other memorials: Ferndown British Legion Memorial
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