What did Lancelot de Mole do?

Lancelot Eldin “Lance” de Mole CBE, (13 March 1880 – 6 May 1950) was an Australian engineer and inventor. He made several approaches to the British authorities, in 1912, 1914, and 1916, with plans for a vehicle driven by a type of caterpillar track, believing that it could have a military application.

When did Lancelot de Mole?

In 1920, Lancelot Eldin de Mole was awarded a Commander of the British Empire (C.B.E.) After a long illness he died in N.S.W. on the 6th of May 1950.

What tank did Lancelot de Mole invent?

Model prototype De Mole Tank

Accession Number	RELAWM01900
Maker	De Mole, Lancelot Eldin Williams and Benwell
Place made	Australia
Date made	1917
Conflict	Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918

Who invented tank?

Lancelot de MoleTank / Inventor

Who made the first tank?

Who patented the tank?

Vasily Mendeleev, an engineer in a shipyard, worked privately on a design of a super-heavy tank from 1911 to 1915. It was a heavily armoured 170 ton tracked vehicle armed with one 120 mm naval gun.

Who invented war?

The earliest records of war date around 2700 BC. The ancient Sumerians carved battle records onto stone tablets [source: The Origins of War]. The conflict was between the Sumerians and the neighboring Elamites, who lived in what is now Iran.

Who is Lancelot de Mole?

Lancelot Eldin de Mole (1880-1950), engineer and inventor, was born on 13 March 1880 in Adelaide, son of William Frederick de Mole, architect and surveyor, and his wife Emily, née Moulden. He was reputedly a great-grandson of Henry Maudslay (1771-1831), the noted British engineer and inventor.

What did de Mole do after the war?

After the war de Mole became an engineer in the design branch of the Sydney Water Board. In June 1940 he suggested to defence authorities a shell which would erect a fence or screen of suspended wires as a defence against enemy aircraft.

What happened to Clive de Mole’s brother?

His younger brother Clive Moulden de Mole (1886–1934) enlisted in the First AIF on 9 September 1914, and Private Clive de Mole was given service number 2518. He was wounded in action, receiving a gunshot wound and a fracture to his left arm, in the Dardanelles on 28 June 1915.

Who is Dede mole?

De Mole enlisted for active service with the 10th Battalion on 26 September 1917 and while serving overseas continued to lobby the British government about his design for an armoured tracked vehicle.