Regimental number | 6109 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | Grote Street Model School, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Packer |
Address | Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Next of kin | Father, Edwin Lear, Louisa Street, off Halifax Street, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 40 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row I, 6),Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Elizabeth LEAR. Native of Adelaide. Commemorated in West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. Parents: Elizabeth (d. 29 October 1906, aged 67; bu. West Terrace Cemetery) and Edward LEAR (d. 28 February 1920, aged 85; bu. West Terrace Cemetery)~ |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |