Regimental number | 3804 |
Place of birth | Callington, South Australia |
School | Public School |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Callington, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ellen Earls, Callington, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Noreuil Australian Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 150 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Michael and Ellen EARLS. Native of Callington, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 3803 Pte John Vincent EARLS, 5th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 5 July 1919; Cousins: 3804 Pte Edward Leo EARLS, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 6 May 1919; 4412 Pte Francis Phillip EARLS, 27th Bn, killed in action, 5 November 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |