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Charles Eric Fabius DE SALIS (1891 - 1917)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Charles Eric Fabius DE SALIS (1891 - 1917) George Arthur Charles Fane DE SALIS (1851 - 1931) Leopold Fabius Dietagarus Fane DE SALIS (1816 - 1898) Jerome Hieronimus Fane DE SALIS (1771 - 1836)
Henrietta FOSTER (1790 - 1856)
Charlotte F MACDONALD (1819 - 1878) George MACDONALD (1779 - 1853)
Sarah MITCHELL (1781 - )
Mary St Lawrence Irving SMITH (1857 - 1927) Pierce Galliard SMITH (1826 - 1908) Eglesfield SMITH
Judith E (SMITH)
Emily Phillippa DAVIES (1833 - 1917) William DAVIES
Cordelia (DAVIES)
b. abt Apr 1891 at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
d. 05 Nov 1917 at Palestine aged 26
Near Relatives of Charles Eric Fabius DE SALIS (1891 - 1917)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Leopold Fabius Dietagarus Fane DE SALIS 26 Apr 1816 Florence, Italy 20 Nov 1898 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 82
Grandmother Charlotte F MACDONALD 1819 Dublin, Ireland 1878 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 59
Grandfather Pierce Galliard SMITH abt 1826 Lechvale, Dumfries, Scotland 1908 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 82
Grandmother Emily Phillippa DAVIES 1833 Abergaverny, Wales 06 Nov 1917 Bowral, New South Wales, Australia 84

Father George Arthur Charles Fane DE SALIS 1851 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia Dec 1931 Michelago, New South Wales, Australia 80
Mother Mary St Lawrence Irving SMITH 1857 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 18 Jul 1927 Michelago, New South Wales, Australia 70

Self Charles Eric Fabius DE SALIS abt Apr 1891 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 05 Nov 1917 Palestine 26

Brother Arthur Rodolph Fane DE SALIS 1879 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1879 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 0
Sister Charlotte Fane DE SALIS 1880 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1965 Michelago, New South Wales, Australia 85
Sister Mary (May) Fane DE SALIS 1881 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 16 Jan 1962 Michelago, New South Wales, Australia 81
Sister Nina Emily Violet Fane DE SALIS 1883 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 22 Jul 1970 Canberra, ACT, Australia 87
Sister Emily Henrietta Georgina DE SALIS 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 09 Apr 1966 Canberra, ACT, Australia 81
Brother Rodolph Leopold Pierce (Tony) Fane DE SALIS 08 Aug 1886 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 21 Feb 1957 Canberra, ACT, Australia 70
Brother George William Irving Fane DE SALIS 1889 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 31 Aug 1969 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 80

Uncle Leoplod William Jerome Fane DE SALIS Jun 1845 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 03 Aug 1930 Laleham North Staines, England 85
Aunt Jeanette Caroline ARMSTRONG 1864 Queensland, Australia
Uncle Rodolph John Charles Fane DE SALIS 19 Nov 1846 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 06 Jun 1876 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 29
Aunt Henrietta Sarah Sophia Nina Fane DE SALIS 1848 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 20 Feb 1929 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 81
Uncle William James FARRER 03 Apr 1845 Docker, Westmorland, England 16 Apr 1906 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 61
Uncle Henry Gubert Macdonald Fane DE SALIS 1858 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1947 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 89
Aunt Charlotte Maud(e) MCDONALD 21 May 1952 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt Emily Elizabeth Cordelia SMITH 1851 Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England 12 Jan 1918 Bowral, New South Wales, Australia 67
Uncle Pierce Eaglesfield SMITH Jun 1853 Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England 1911 Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia 58
Aunt Ethel C LUMSDAINE
Uncle William Bradshaw Galliard SMITH 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 30 Oct 1901 Brakenlaagte, South Affrica 39
Aunt Jane Gertrude Barker SMITH 1866 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 05 Apr 1952 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 86
Uncle Paulus Emilius Frederick SMITH 1870 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia abt 1920 South Africa 50
Aunt Elizabeth WRIGHT

Cousin Leopold William Jerome Fane DE SALIS 1896 St Marys, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin John Peter Fabius DE SALIS 1897 St Marys, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Jeanette Nina Alexandre Fane DE SALIS 1901 St Marys, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Leopold Henry Graham DE SALIS 10 Sep 1885 Bowen, Queensland, Australia 1973 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 88
Cousin Gubert William Leslie Fane DE SALIS 1887 Bowen, Queensland, Australia 17 Apr 1959 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 72
Cousin Arthur Rodolf Neville Fane DE SALIS 1891 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1973 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 82
Cousin Charlotte Nina Vera W Fane DE SALIS 1896 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 31 Dec 1965 Canberra, ACT, Australia 69
Cousin Edward George Farrer DE SALIS 12 Jun 1899 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1985 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 86
Cousin Phillippa Emily SMITH 1915 South Africa
Cousin Eleanor Mary SMITH 1917 South Africa

Nephew William Arthur Fane DE SALIS 09 Jun 1916 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 26 Nov 1999 Canberra, ACT, Australia 83
Nephew Eric James Fane DE SALIS 18 Mar 1918 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 14 Feb 2002 Canberra, ACT, Australia 83
Nephew John David DE SALIS 23 Oct 1923 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Living or Recently Deceased
Niece Living or Recently Deceased

Sister in Law Eileen Christian ELWORTHY 19 Oct 1892 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 10 Sep 1956 Canberra, ACT, Australia 63
Sister in Law Margaret RAINE 1902 Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia
Events in Charles Eric Fabius DE SALIS (1891 - 1917)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt Apr 1891 Charles Eric Fabius DE SALIS was born Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
20 Aug 1915 24 Enlist AIF Holdsworthy, New South Wales, Australia Eric Fane de Salis
05 Nov 1917 26 Charles Eric Fabius DE SALIS died Palestine
05 Nov 1917 26 Killed in Action El Khuweilfe, Palestine
abt 06 Nov 1917 26 Burial Palestine Note 1
Jan 1919 27 Military Medal
Note 1: Buried unidentified on or about 6-11-17. Probable place of Burial , Khuwelfeh, Plaestine
Personal Notes:
Eric Fane De Salis

Rank Lance Corporal [L Cpl]
Service Number 1874
Unit 2nd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Sqdn
Service Army
Conflict 1914-1918
Date of Death 5 November 1917
Cemetery or Memorial Details 34 Jerusalem Memorial Palestine
War Grave Register Notes DE SALIS, Lce. Cpl. Eric Fane, 1874, M.M. 2nd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Sqdn. 5th Nov., 1917. Age 26. Son of George Fane De Salis and Mary St. L. De Salis, of Soglio, Michelago, New South Wales. Source
AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

Eric Fane de Salis

Eric Fane de Salis was awarded the following honours:

Military Medal

Service Number 1874
Service Army
Rank Lance Corporal
Unit 2nd MG Sqn
Conflict First World War
Date of London Gazette 2 April 1918, page 4023, position 9
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 7 August 1918, page 1662, position 15

De Salis Eric Fane : SERN 1874 : POB Queanbeyan NSW : POE Holsworthy NSW : NOK F De Salis George Fane
2nd machine gun squad
2nd light horse

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Battle_of_Gaza

Gaza and Tel el Khuweilfe

The shortage of water north of Beersheba compelled Allenby, on the advice of Chetwode and Chauvel, to delay launching the next phase of the battle until 6 November. In the meantime, pressure would be maintained on the Turks in the east in an effort to draw their reserves from Gaza.
While the Turks had been driven from Beersheba, they had not been dislodged from the rest of the defensive line. The Turkish left flank had pivoted on their strong defences at Hareira and swung back northwards from Beersheba to a new strong point at Tel El Khuweilfe which commanded the road to the east leading to Hebron as well as the passage to the north-west leading to the coast. On the day after the capture of Beersheba, the British 7th Mounted Brigade (with the Australian 8th Light Horse Regiment attached) raced to Khuweilfe to try to take it before the Turks strengthened the position but arrived too late. For the next four days the British, Australian and New Zealand mounted brigades would attempt to capture the Khuweilfe position. Each night a brigade would be relieved in order to return its horses to the water at Beersheba and another brigade would resume the assault. Finally the infantry of the 53rd Division arrived along with the Imperial Camel Corps Brigade and with artillery support made another assault on 6 November which lasted for two days until finally on the morning of 8 November the Turks abandoned Khuweilfe because of developments elsewhere on the front. Despite the failure to capture Khuweilfe, the pressure had the desired effect of drawing in the Turkish reserves, making the success of British attacks at Gaza and Hareira more likely.
The first action at Gaza took place before dawn on 2 November when the 161st and 162nd Brigades of the 54th Division attacked the Turkish trench system in the sand dunes between Gaza and the sea. On this occasion it was a night attack by well prepared troops with overwhelming artillery support and armoured (six tanks). The British infantry advanced about 2 miles on a 5,000 yard front and held their gains against repeated Turkish counter-attacks. Casualty figures were heavy for both sides but this time favoured the British.
Source References:
63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/
- Reference = Sydney Morning Herlad 7 Mar 1918 (Name, Notes)
- Notes: FANE DE SALIS.-Killed in action at Khrrwelfa, Palestine, about Nov 6, 1917, Lance-corporal Eric Fane De Salis, Military Medal, son of George Fane De Salis, of Michelago, aged 26 years.

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