William John DEARLOVE

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Service Number:	628
Enlisted:	26 August 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Reading, England, United Kingdom, 1893
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Katesgrove School, Reading, England
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 May 1915
Cemetery:	4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery Row D, Grave 18 Chaplain W. McKenzie officiated Name on headstone is W.J.Dearlove but he served under the name of W.J. Edwards, 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

26 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 628, 4th Infantry Battalion
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 628, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 628, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
19 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Enlisted and served under alias William John Edwards

Enlisted at Sydney, NSW

Son of William Dearlove of 48 Mount Street, Reading, England

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal