Regimental number | 3597 |
Place of birth | Darrwill, Sutherlands Creek, Victoria |
School | Darwill State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Bannockburn, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Lily Earl, Bannockburn, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Tunnelling Company 4, Headquarters 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/10/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'Sapper Earl was buried for 43 hours explosion of a German ... mine at Hill 60. Heard the Germans working ... a few feet he gallantly decided to die rather than attack their ... to secure his release as that meant giving away secrets of Aust mining works .When dug out each had kept exact records of everything during his long and hopeless vigil. He died shortly after from the results.' Details from Mother. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Boulogne |
Age at death | 29 |
Place of burial | Wimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row O, Grave No. 7), France |
Commemoration details | 26 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph (d. 8 December 1946, aged 86; bu. Bannockburn Cemetery) and Elizabeth (d. 1 September 1946, aged 81; bu. Bannockburn Cemetery) EARL, Bannockburn, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2404 Lance Sergeant Stewart Leigh EARL MM, 46th Bn, returned to Australia, 16 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Died of paralysis. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |