George Dakin
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George Dakin was killed on 21/8/1915, when the battalion attacked in an attempt to gain more ground. The attack began at 3 p.m. when it was hoped the setting sun would blind the Turks but on this day it was misty and the battalion (or what was left of it after 9 August) was once again decimated. The Commander in Chief gave the 9th Battalion a special mention in his dispatch -
'Constantly maintaining stout hearts and a soldiery spirit in despite of heavy losses they had suffered when carrying out their costly duty of closing the big gap between the left of the ANZAC troops and Chocolate Hill from August 8th - 14th. On August 21st this same battalion, together with the 6th Border regiment, displayed, in the words of the commander in chief, ' a vigorous initiative combined with very steady discipline throughout the attack" ' George was one of over 200 men killed during August 1915.
John Morse
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George Dakin name on Memorial
21275 Private George Dakin killed in action 21/8/1915 and commemorated on the Helles Memorial. Visited by me and a wreath laid. Photo courtesy of Steve Morse