Curious one this. As far as I can see there is only one " Robt Ed Dalby " born 1891 in Yorkshire. But he seems not to have been an officer nor did he serve abroad and does not have a MIC. There is nothing on him in London Gazette as an officer, yet he appears to have enlisted in ADRIC and served there for over a year until it disbanded. My feeling is that this man joined the Black and Tans not ADRIC
1891 Jan/Mar Born York, Yorkshire. Robert Edwin Dalby
1891 census at 27, March Street, St Maurice, York
1901 census at 2 St Thomas Place, Bootham.
1911 census at 12 Agar St York
1911 Aug 12. Enlists in RFA. He is a Labourer. Record on Ancestry
1914 May 8 Discharged "No longer physically fit"
1914 Sep 21. Enlists in York & Lancs Regt. He is a Labourer. This record on Ancestry
1914 Oct 19. Appointed L/Cpl
1915 Jul 8 . Reverts to Private (misconduct)
1915 Jan 2. Married in York to Isobel Brown
1915 Sep 9. Posted to France
1915 Nov 1. Buried in dugout
1915 Oct 1. Appointed L/Cpl
1915 Dec 17. Posted back to UK
1916 Mar 30. Tried by Court Martial for striking an officer - 112 days detention
1916 Jul 16. Discharged as no longer fit for war duty. SWB on Ancestry Service record on Ancestry
1918 Apr 17 Enlisted yet again at York.
1919 Jul 30 Discharged.
1965 Jul/Sep Died York aged 74