Abstract:
Thomas H. Dale (born: 29 November 1868, Manchester, United Kingdom.
died: 15 July 1917, Durban, South Africa) qualified (MRCVS) at the New Edinburgh Veterinary College in 1889 and immediately came to South Africa as a civil veterinary surgeon (CVS) attached to the Army Veterinary Department. In October 1903 he joined the Veterinary Division in the Department of Agriculture of the Transvaal Colony. By 1908 he was district veterinary surgeon for Potchefstroom, Wolmaranstad and Bloemhof. Following the outbreak of World War I (1914-1918) he was appointed to commissioned rank in the Active Citizen Force in 1916. He later relocated to Natal, where he died in service in Durban. (Source: S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science https://www.s2a3.org.za/bio/Biograph_final.php?serial=636)
