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EARLE, Edward Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 9902 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 October 1915, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dealer and Plasterer |
| Died: | War service related Illness, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 6 May 1920 |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Church of England Section Row 6, Grave 2808 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 9902, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 17 Dec 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 9902, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Dec 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 9902, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, Field Artillery Brigades, In the field | |
| 29 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 9902, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Gunshot wounds to the left thigh and evacuated to England on 4 February 1917 aboard Glenluce Castle | |
| 6 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 9902, Field Artillery Brigades, Discharged as medically unfit due to Goitre | |
| 6 May 1920: | Involvement Driver, 9902, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 9902 awm_unit: 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1920-05-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Irene Campbell of 41 Darley Street, Newtown, Sydney, NSW. Previously 123 Edgeware Road, Marrickville, NSW. Last known address was 8 Ramsgate Avenue, North Bondi, NSW
Father of Thelma Irene Earle and Emily Grace Earle
21 July 1917 - returned to Australia on board Euripidies for discharge
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prior to enlisting he had served an apprenticeship with S. Thomas of North Sydney