EARL, George William
| Service Number: | 5359 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 November 1915, Goulburn, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Moss Vale, Wingecarribee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery Spec. Mem. A 4 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Moss Vale & District Pictorial Honour Roll, Moss Vale RSL War Memorial, Moss Vale War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5359, 1st Infantry Battalion, Goulburn, NSW | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5359, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5359, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Mrs E M Earl, Innes Road, Moss Vale, New South Wales
THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT
One day last week the Rev. Walter Ellis had the sad duty of conveying the intelligence to Mrs. Earl of North Parade, Auburn, of the death of her husband, Private George William Earl at the front in France. Mrs. Earl has not been for long a resident in Auburn, her previous place of residence being Moss Vale, the Mayor of which town (Mr. E. Gillman Moon) sent a toughing letter expressing the sympathy of himself and the people of Moss Vale with the sorrowing widow in her sad bereavement. The deceased soldier, who was 29 years of age, enlisted in December, 1015, and departed for theh front on the 14th April last year. He went with the 17th Reinforcements of the 1st Battalion, but in France he was drafted into the 53rd Battalion. In December last Mrs. Earl received word from the military authorities that her husband was wounded on 5th November. After that no word of any kind reached her until January, when she received a letter from Lieut. Edgley, who informed her that her husband was missing, but there was a big chance that being slightly wounded he was taken prisoner by the Germans. She heard nothing more until she received the news that he had been killed in action. Prior to enlisting at Moss Vale the brave young soldier was in the railway service, and was much respected by all who shared his acquaintance. Besides a widow he leaves two young children.
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