SEARLE, John Percival
| Service Number: | 1729 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 March 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Black Rock, South Australia, 24 April 1889 |
| Home Town: | Cowell, Franklin Harbour, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Miltalie School, Cowell, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 16 October 1916, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ridge Wood Military Cemetery, Voormezeele, Belgium In Our Hearts Your Memory Lingers Sweetly, Tender, Fond and True, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowell Men from Franklin Harbour WW1 Roll of Honour, Cowell War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Apr 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1729, 48th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' |
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| 11 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1729, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia |
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"THE LATE PTE. J. P. SEARLE.
Pte. Percy Searle, who was killed in action in France on October 10, was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Searle. of Cowell, and was 27 years of age last April. He enlisted in March of this year, and was in camp only a few weeks before he left Australia. He went direct to England with his unit, and spent some time on Salisbury Plain in training. He had been in the firing line only a short time when he met his death. Pte. Searle was bom at Blackrock, and went to Franklin Harbour with his parents in 1900, and assisted in working his father's farm up to the time of his enlistment. He was of a bright and jovial disposition, and well liked by all who knew him. He was over 6 ft. in height and well built. He is the first Cowell soldier to give his life for his coountry. He was a member of the choir of St. Hugh's Anglican Church, Cowell. His cousin, Roy Searle, has been reported wounded and misting since August. Another cousin is in hospital in London with rheumatism, and another is on his way to the front. The three men last mentioned are sons of Mrs. Mark Searle, of Prospect." - from the Adelaide Observer 09 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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