He moved between jobs several times during the 1930s, and led something of a transient lifestyle, even at one stage turning to gold prospecting.

He twice went over open ground under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire to obtain ammunition and, although suffering from loss of blood, continued to fill magazines and serve his gun until wounded in the head.

[4][Note 1] The citation for his VC, published in the London Gazette, read: For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty when in action with a Lewis gun section.

Private Dalziel dashed at it and with his revolver, killed or captured the entire crew and gun, and allowed our advance to continue.

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.Dalziel's VC was the 1,000th such medal to be awarded.

[1] Discharged from the AIF in July 1919,[7] the following year he married Ida Maude Ramsay, who had served as a nurse with the 17th Australian General Hospital.

[1] He then tried his hand at gold mining in the Bathurst region before later returning to the farm when his wife became ill.[7] By 1933, he was living in Brisbane but out of work.

[9] On 25 November 2010, a group of Dalziel's medals and associated documents were auctioned by Noble Numismatics in Sydney, fetching AUD $525,000.