DE MOLE, George Ernest
| Service Number: | 791 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Woodville, South Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Unley Park, City of Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | St Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Metallurgist |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Sp Mem A 3 |
| Memorials: | Bruce Rock Memorial of Honour, Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Hackney St Peter's College Fallen Honour Board, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA, Quairading Memorial Pool, Shackleton Kwolyin Agricultural Area Roll of Honour WW1, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley St. Augustine's Church Roll of Honour, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 791, 10th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 791, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 791, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Itonus, Fremantle | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 791, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 791 awm_unit: 10 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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George Ernest De Mole a farmer from Western Australia was born at Woodville, South Australia in 1880. His father George Edward De Mole was secretary to the South Australian Marine Board for many years and secretary to the Honorable C. C. Kingston during his time in office as Attorney-General of South Australia. George junior was educated at St Peter’s and in December 1897 sat for, and passed the Senior Public Examination.
After leaving the School, he qualified as a metallurgist and for a time worked in Townsville, Queensland before returning to South Australia to work as an assayer for the cement works at Brighton.
Before moving to Quairading, Western Australia to take up farming in 1911, he had served a year part time with C Company, Australian Garrison Artillery.
At thirty four year years of age, George enlisted in Perth, Western Australia in January 1915 and joined the 3rd quota of reinforcements for the 10th Light Horse Regiment. Following a short period of training at Blackboy Hill the 3rd quota sailed from Fremantle aboard HMAT Itonus on 19 February 1915.
After joining the unit in Egypt he sailed from Alexandria in May, was appointed lance corporal at Anzac in July, promoted to corporal on 1 August then killed in a charge at the Nek six days later.
His body was recovered and buried in Shrapnel Terrace on Russell’s Top and his identification disc, now held at the Australian War Memorial, was returned to his family.
However, like so many others, the location of his grave was lost over time, and he is today remembered with honour in Shrapnel Valley Cemetery.
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