Private

Robert Wheeler Earles

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Jeanette Earles, of 65, Jellicoe St., Wanganui, New Zealand, and the late Henry W. Earles.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

After a long search, in 1999, in the Gallipoli peninsular our Turkish driver finally found the battle area where Robert was killed in action. My grandparents Walter and Sophia Earles told me that I w... Read More

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/340
Name:
Robert Wheeler Earles
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J. Earles, Mackay Street, Wanganui East, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Mackay Street, Wanganui East, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, A Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
09 May 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 7
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Limerick or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Sp. Mem. C. 127.
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Robert Wheeler Earles
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