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MOSEL, Frederick Frank Ernest
| Service Number: | 564 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Terowie South Australia, 28 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Loxton Hospital,South Australia, 10 September 1948, aged 53 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Renmark Old Cemetery, South Australia Section J, Plot 136 |
| Memorials: | Port Pirie Fathers of Sailors and Soldiers Association Port Pirie District Roll of Honor WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 564, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 564, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 564, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 564, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 564, 50th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Netta Blatchford
Frederick was the youngest son of Frederick and Margaret Mosel of Port Pirie.
He enlisted at Morphettville SA on 25.08.1914. On enlistment he recorded his occupation as labourer of Port Pirie SA. He had previous service with the 81st (Wakefield) Infantry Regiment for 12 months.
Mosel embarked at Adelaide on 20 October 1914 with the 10th Battalion and disembarked in Egypt in early December. After training in Egypt he landed on Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Under constant strain, 45% of the men in the 10th Battalion were suffering from diarrhoea by August. Mosel was evacuated to hospital in Egypt with diarrhoea on 30 July and rejoined the battalion on Gallipoli on 28 August. By September, 10 men a day were being evacuated with diarrhoea/dysentry and Mosel was again evacuated to Egypt with diarrhoea on 28 September ending his time on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
He rejoined the battalion in Egypt on 7 January 1916 and transferred to the 50th Battalion at Serapeum on 2 April. Promoted to Lance Corporal and posted to Battalion Signallers he arrived in France on 12 June. Mosel came out unscathed from the Battle of Mouquet Farm in August and September. He was promoted to Corporal on 1 November before the battalion went into the line at Flers.
On 16 March 1917 Mosel was evacuated with illness to England and rejoined the battalion in France on 7 July. In September he took part in the Battle of Zonnebeke in Belgium and in 1918 the Battle of Villers Bretonneux in April and the capture of Etinhem on the Hindenburg Line in August. On 23 September he proceeded to Australia on Anzac leave and embarked at Taranto, Italy. Mosel dismembarked at Melbourne on 2 December1918 and discharged from the AIF on 31 Januray 1919. He was awarded the 1914 - 15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
He also saw Service with the CMF in WW2: 212665 Pte FFE Mosel 1939 - 42, mostly at the Loveday Internment Camp. His units were the 4th Garrison Battalion, HQ Loveday POW Group, and the 25th Garrison Battalion. For this service he is entitled to the 1939-45 War Medal and the Australian Service Medal 1939-45. His records do not indicate whether these medals were issued or not. His next of kin was his sister Mrs I Wallis of Sydney. His Father, Frederick Frank Ernest Mosel Snr., was deceased at the time and is also buried in the Renmark Old Cemetery.
He died at Loxton SA on 10.09.1948 aged 53. He is also buried at the Renmark Old Cemetery.
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