World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. A native of Australia, he was gazetted for the award on August 17, 1918 for his actions as a sergeant in the 15th Battalion (Queensland and Tasmania), Australian Imperial Force, on July 4, 1918 during the Battle of Hamel near Le Hamel, Somme, France during World War I. He was the 1,000th recipient of the Victoria Cross issued to a Commonwealth serviceman. Born in Irvinebank, Queensland, Australia, he worked as a railway fireman after finishing his local education. In early 1915, following the outbreak of World War I, he volunteered for the Australian Imperial Force and assigned to the 15th Battalion and was sent to the Middle East in December of that year, serving in the Gallipoli Campaign in Turkey. In July 1916 he was sent to the Western Front in France where he participated in the Battles of the Somme, Pozieres, Mouquet Farm, Messines, and Passchendaele, the latter where he was wounded and evacuated for treatment. In June 1918 he returned to the Front and saw action at the Battle of Hamel, for which he was severely wounded and won the Victoria Cross for gallantry. He was taken to England for treatment and in January 1919 he returned Brisbane, to Australia and discharged the following July. He unsuccessfully tried his hand at farming before moving to Sydney, Australia to work in a factory, and then attempted gold mining in the Bathurst region of New South Wales, Australia before returning to his farm. An amateur song writer, he managed to have some of his songs published un the US and England. In 1933 he served in the Citizen Military Forces and following the outbreak of World War II, he served with the 11th Training Battalion of the Australian Army before being discharged in December 1943. He died from a stroke in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia at the age of 72. His Victoria Cross citation reads: "For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty when in action with a Lewis gun section. His company met with determined resistance from a strong point which was strongly garrisoned, manned by numerous machine-guns and, undamaged by our artillery fire, was also protected by strong wire entanglements. A heavy concentration of machine-gun fire caused many casualties, and held up our advance. His Lewis gun having come into action and silenced enemy guns in one direction, an enemy gun opened fire from another direction. Private Dalziel dashed at it and with his revolver, killed or captured the entire crew and gun, and allowed our advance to continue. He was severely wounded in the hand, but carried on and took part in the capture of the final objective. He twice went over open ground under heavy enemy artillery and machine-gun fire to secure ammunition, and though suffering from considerable loss of blood, he filled magazines and served his gun until severely wounded through the head. His magnificent bravery and devotion to duty was an inspiring example to all his comrades and his dash and unselfish courage at a critical time undoubtedly saved many lives and turned what would have been a serious check into a splendid success." In addition to the Victoria Cross, he received the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal (1914-20), the Victory Medal (19194-19), the Australian Service Medal, the King George VI Coronation Medal (1937), and the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (1953). His Victoria Cross is on display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.