De Salis, George William Irvine Fane

1889 - 1969  (80 years)

• Name	De Salis, George William Irvine Fane
  Born	17 Feb 1889	Cuppacumbalong,Michelago,ACT,Australia
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Aug 1969	Newtown,New South Wales,Australia
  Person ID	I7431	Wilkinson
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	De Salis, George Arthur Charles,   b. 1851, Gundagai,NSW ,   d. Dec 1931, Michelago,NSW  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Smith, Mary St Lawrence Irvine,   b. 1857, Queanbeyan,New South Wales,Australia ,   d. 18 Jul 1927, Michelago,New South Wales,Australia  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F3060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. George Fane De Sails, the third eldest son, was born while his parents were residing at Darbalara. He was educated privately. Practically the whole of his adult life has been spent on the land, first, at Cuppacumbalong, and later at his present property, Soglio, near Michelago. Not only has he been associated for sixty odd years with country which is now portion of the Capital Territory, but his con- nection with Canberra was still further accentuated by his marriage to a daughter of the late Rev, Canon Smith, who was rector in charge of the historic St. John the Baptist Church at Canberra for nearly fifty years, the Canon's induction dating back to 1855. Canon Smith was a man of wonderful energy, with a parish spreading from Yass to Goulburn, and across to Tumut, and his name to-day is revered by the older folk throughout the whole country side. Mr. George De Sails fol- lowed In the political footsteps of his father by representing Queanbeyan in the Legisla- tive Assembly for one term in the early eighties. His brother William, who now re- sides in England, also occupied a seat for some years, making the third in the one family to be returned for the same constituency of Queanbeyan. WWI Service | The AIF Project: George Fane DE SALIS Regimental number 33837 Religion Church of England Occupation Station manager Address Michelago, New South Wales Marital status Single Age at embarkation 27 Next of kin Father, G F De Salis, Michelago, New South Wales Enlistment date 1 November 1916 Rank on enlistment Gunner Unit name Field Artillery Brigade, March 1917 Reinforcements AWM Embarkation Roll number 13/128/1 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 10 May 1917 Rank from Nominal Roll Gunner Unit from Nominal Roll 1st Field Artillery Brigade Fate Returned to Australia 22 September 1919 Family/military connections Brother: 1874 Lance Corporal Eric Fane de SALIS MM, 2nd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, killed in action, 5 November 1917. Other details War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal {https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/De_Salis-54}