DE MOLE, Clive Moulden
| Service Numbers: | 216, 2518 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kew, Victoria, Australia, 8 May 1886 |
| Home Town: | South Perth, South Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Kew Public School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Assayer |
| Died: | Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 17 March 1934, aged 47 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Jesmond Old Cemetery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 216, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 216, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 216, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Wounded ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound and fracture to his left arm | |
| 18 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 11th Infantry Battalion, Invalided back to Australia due to injury. | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2518, 43rd Infantry Battalion, H.M.A.T Agryllshire from Fremantle | |
| 1 Apr 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2518, 43rd Infantry Battalion, DISCHARGED FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM |
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Clive Moulden De Mole was born on the 8th of May 1886 to William and Emily Moulden in Kew, Victoria.
He first enlisted on the 9th of September 1914 in the Australian Imperial Force in Helena Vale Western Australia, with the 11th Infrantry Battalion, service no. 216. The battalion left Fremantle Western Australian on the HMAT Ascanius on the 2nd of November 1914.
After being at war for almost 9 months, Clive was wounded at the battle of Gallipoli. He suffered a gunshot wound to his left arm, which caused a serious fracture. He spent three months in an army hospital before being invalided back to Australia on the 18th of March 1916.
Once he had healed, he was transferred to the 43rd infrantry battalion, which left Fremantle on the 9th of November 1916 on HMAT Argyllshire, and his service number changed to 2518.
He was then promoted to second lieutenant on the 1st of January 1919, but didn't participate in any more battles.