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DAILEY, George Carlisle
(Service number 7/36)

George Carlisle Dailey — (Courtesy of M Smith )

Aliases
First Rank	Second Lieutenant	Last Rank

Birth

Date	Unknown	Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date	15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915	Age
Address at Enlistment	12 Dublin St, Christchurch
Occupation
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	William John Dailey, Waimate
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	Main Body
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Date	16 October 1914
Transport	Tahiti or Athenic
Embarked From	Lyttelton	Destination	Suez, Egypt

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Military Awards

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Service Medals
Military Awards	Military Cross (MC); Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)

Award Circumstances and Date

Military Cross (MC) – Captain, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Regiment, Staff Captain 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade. “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When staff captain of his brigade he personally visited each battalion commander to find out if supplies of materials and water were reaching their destination. He performed this action under extremely heavy shell fire, during which he visited each platoon with the same object. His coolness and cheerfulness under fire greatly inspired all with whom he came in contact.” – London Gazette, 16 August 1917, p8395. Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) – Captain, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Regiment. “British Front Amentieres 7th May to 7th August 1916, and operations on the Somme, 12th September to 2nd October 1916. During the above periods this officer has rendered most meritorious service, both in command of a company, and as Staff Captain to his Brigade. During the recent operations on the Somme he carried out several reconnaissances under heavy shell fire with very satisfactory results.” – London Gazette, 4 January 1917, 0261, Rec No 374.

Prisoner of War Information

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Discharge

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New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Captain George Carlisle's outstanding serice was recognised by two awards. The first, a Military Cross (MC), was awarded to him in his role as Staff Captain of the 2nd Battalion of the Canterbruy Regiment, 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade. The citation read: “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When staff captain of his brigade he personally visited each battalion commander to find out if supplies of materials and water were reaching their destination. He performed this action under extremely heavy shell fire, during which he visited each platoon with the same object. His coolness and cheerfulness under fire greatly inspired all with whom he came in contact.” (London Gazette, 16 August 1917). He was also awarded a Mention in Despatches (MiD), which was published in January. That citation read: “British Front Amentieres 7th May to 7th August 1916, and operations on the Somme, 12th September to 2nd October 1916. During the above periods this officer has rendered most meritorious service, both in command of a company, and as Staff Captain to his Brigade. During the recent operations on the Somme he carried out several reconnaissances under heavy shell fire with very satisfactory results.” (London Gazette, 4 January 1917).

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (October 2014); SCRoll web submission by M Smith, 3 September 2024; McDonald, Wayne, “Honours and awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War 1914-1918”, 3rd ed. (Hamilton: Richard Stowers, 2013)

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Researched and Written by

Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG

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