MOBBS, William George Delmar
| Service Number: | 530 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 October 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Kapunda, South Australia, 11 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Kapunda, Light, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Bagot's Well Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 August 1915, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hill 60 Cemetery and Hill 60 (NZ) Memorial Hill 60 Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kapunda Congregational Church Memorial Window, Kapunda District Honour Board, Kapunda and District Fallen Soldiers Monument |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 530, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 12 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 530, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 530, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne | |
| 28 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 530, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 530 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-28 |
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"MEMORIAL TABLET.
The ceremony of unveiling a marble memorial tablet to the late Private W. G. D. Mobbs was performed by Mr. J. K, Shannon at the Bagot's Well public school on Wednesday evening in the presence of a large number of residents of the district. Among the visitors were Messrs. J. H. Hitchens, H. J. Truscott, R Rees, and A. S. Lewis, formerly members of the School Board of Advice, and the Rev. N. C. Goss. Mr. Shannon spoke of the deceased soldier, who was born and reared at Bagot's Well, as one of the finest young men of the district. His school life had been spent among them, and his fine spirit and manly nature set a grand example for other lads. He had known Mr. and Mrs. Mobbs for nearly a quarter of a century, and 20 years ago Mr. Mobbs had left his staff to take the position of manager of Spring Creek for Mr. John Murray, a position which he still held. Their eldest son had enlisted on October 20, 1914, and left Melbourne on February 12, 1915, just when he was 20 years of age. Other addresses were given by the visitors. When unveiled the tablet was seen to bear the following inscription:—
"Erected to the memory of Private Delmar Mobbs, an old scholar, killed at Gallipoli, 28th August, 1915. Faithful unto death."
Mr. Mobbs made a feeling response. Tea was provided for scholars and all others present. The whole arrangements were carried out under the supervision of Mrs. Wicks, the teacher, who organized the movement." - from the Kapunda Herald 25 Feb 1916 (nla.gov.au) (A photograph of the memorial tablet appears on Pte Mobbs' profile - on left)
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