Lot 2270

Description

Australia, WWI, Gallipoli lapel badge in bronze, with double lug back refitted, reverse inscribed, 'F.F.DeMey'. Very fine.

5377 Fabert Frederick de Mey, clerk, age 27, born at Wellington, New Zealand; Enl.10Aug1915 at Claremont, Tas, in 10th Refts 3rd Field Arty, with 12 months in ANA Rifle Club; Emb.27Sep1915; to Gallipoli 15Nov1915 and TOS 3rd BAC (Brigade Ammunition Column) 21Nov1915; in France Apr1916; TOS AMTS (Aust Mechanical Transport Service) in UK 16Nov1916; to T/Cpl 11Jan1917; to T/Sgt 01Apr1917; to S/Sgt 09Apr1917; reverts to Gnr and to RBAA (Reserve Brigade Aust Arty) 26Feb1918; to France 07Mar1918; RTA 06Sep1919; Disch.19Dec1919.

Fabert Frederick de Mey was the son of French nobleman, Baron Jean Jacques de Mey d'Alkemade, who died in New Zealand in 1933 at the age of 78 years. The Baron had assisted in the arrest of Te Kooti during the Maori troubles and later became supervisor of physical culture to the New Zealand Permanent Artillery and the Wellington Education Board. At the time of his father's death, Fabert de Mey was the Federal President of the Commercial Motor Users' Association of Australia and was residing in Brisbane, Queensland.