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Dalrymple was educated at Fort Street Boys' High in Sydney and represented the state in football and swimming. He enlisted in WWI serving in the 1st Light Horse in Palestine and in the Jordan Valley where he almost died from cerebral malaria. Upon return to Sydney he completed his apprenticeship at a pharmacy and his study of pharmacy at the University of Sydney. He married Coralie Mallinson on 1 September 1920 and they had three children. In 1923 he opened his own business at Ballina but renewed attacks of malaria in the coastal heat dictated a move to the cooler climate of the Northern Tablelands. The family moved to Armidale in 1927 and purchased a pharmacy in Beardy Street. Dalrymple built his business into one of the largest in Australia and was known for being 'in the vanguard of pharmacy innovation', being one of the first to introduce self-service in 1960. He retired in 1969 and the business was carried on by one of his sons. In 1937 he was elected as an alderman and in 1941 as mayor of Armidale when he helped to establish the Volunteer Defence Corps in the city. He enlisted during WWII and served in Papua as General Allen's Aide-de-Camp and after returning was again elected mayor from 1944 to 1948, serving a total of five terms. He was an alderman for thirteen years. He was a distinguished Rotarian, serving as president, as Rotary District Governor, and as the Australian Special Representative of the Rotary International President in 1957. He was made a Paul Harris Fellow. He served many other community organisations and was a member of many clubs. [Brief Biography compiled by Robin Hammond, January/February 2004]
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