| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0253 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm. |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Earle, Eugene Schuyler |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Wiltshire, Larkhill |
| Date made | 1916; 1929 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/1044 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Earle, Eugene Schuyler (Sergeant)
Description
Collection relating to service of 589 Sergeant Eugene Schuyler Earle, 33 Battalion, Larkhill, England, 1916. Collection includes a copy of a letter written home to his mother in Armidale, NSW. Carbon typescript copy made after 1929. Location of original unknown.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Sergeant, 33rd Bn, AIF. 589 Sergeant E. S. Earle, 33 Battalion who on 2 December 1916 was killed in action in the Armentieres sector. Bank clerk of Armidale, NSW; born Armidale; descended from General Philip Shuyler Earle of the American War of Independence; educated privately and also at public school; was a member of the Citizen Forces; joined AIF 18 April 1916; age at time of death 21 years 8 months.