Robert Wheeler EARLES

Regimental number10/340
Date of birth11 December 1892
Place of birthWanganui
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPlumber
AddressMackay Street, Wanganui East
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.7
Height5' 7.5"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinMrs J Earles, Mackay Street, Wanganui East
Previous military serviceServed in B Company, 7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialTwelve Tree Copse Cemetery (Special Memorial C. 127), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jeanette Earles, 65 Jellicoe Street, Wanganui, and the late Henry W. Earles
Family/military connectionsBrother: 10/1230 Corporal Francis John EARLES, Wellington Infantry Bn, commenced return to New Zealand, 28 July 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20999792