EARLS, Frederick Burnett
| Service Number: | 4109 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kanmantoo, South Australia, Australia, 17 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Callington, Mount Barker, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer, South Australian Railways |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, 5 November 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kanmantoo War Memorial, Monarto Pioneers Memorial Gates Roll of Honor, Nairne War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1895: | Embarked AIF WW1, RMS Mongolia | |
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| 7 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4109, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4109, 27th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Chronicle (Adelaide, SA: 1895 - 1954) Saturday 23 December 1916
THE LATE PRIVATE F. B. EARLS.
Mrs. L. Earls has been officially informed that her son, Private F. B. Earls, was killed in action on November 6 in France. He enlisted in January last, left for Egypt in March, landed in France in June, and had been in action since July. Before enlisting he was in the employ of the S.A. Railways. Of a quiet disposition, he had many friends, by whom he will be sadly missed. He was born near Callington 21 years ago, where he resided the greater part of his life. He is the second son Mrs. Earls has lost at the front within three months, and a third, Private E. L. Earls is in England.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87527998 (nla.gov.au)
The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA: 1889 - 1931) Tuesday 12 December 1916
DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE
EARLS.—On the 6th November, killed in action in France, Private F. B. (Fred) Earls, second dearly loved surviving son of Lily Earls and the late John Earls, Callington, aged 21 years and 7 months. R.I.P.
"God's holy will be done." "Greater love hath no man than this—that a man lay down his life for his friends."—S. John xv., 13.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5543453 (nla.gov.au)
The Register (Adelaide, SA: 1901 - 1929) Monday 5 November 1917
IN MEMORY OF THE BRAVE
EARLS.— In loving memory of our dear little boy, Pte. F. B. (Fred) Earls, who lost his life in France on the 5th , November, 1916; also our dear nephew and cousin, Pte. F. P. (Frank) Earle, who lost his life in France on the same date in the great fight for freedom.
Though boys in years they were men in deeds,
As our British cables tell,
In the thickest of a bayonet charge
Our brave young heroes fell.
Now they are peacefully resting
In their graves, side by side,
May God who gave them life and has taken it,
With them for ever abide.
Ever remembered. Honour the brave.— Inserted by his loving mother, sisters, and brothers, aunt, and cousins, L. Earls and family, Callington.
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