William Robert EARL

EARL, William Robert

    Service Number: 1156
    Enlisted: 1 October 1914, Enlisted at Wedderburn, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Tumbarumba, Victoria, Australia, 1896
    Home Town: Wedderburn, Loddon, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 May 1915
    Cemetery: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli
    Plot 11, Row E, Grave 19 Rev. Power officiated, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tumbarumba Union Jack School Memorial, Wedderburn War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    1 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1156, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Wedderburn, Victoria
    22 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 1156, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
    22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 1156, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of William Earl - address unknown and Matilda A. Earl (later known as Maloney) of Liverpool, NSW

    At the time of enlistment he was residing with his grandmother Susan Earl Schmidt of Wedderburn, Victoria. Brother of Harold Earl, Sylvia Earl, Elizabeth Earl and Edna Earl

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

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