Regimental number | 474 |
Place of birth | Burra, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Ketchowla Station via Hallett, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs H Dearlove, Ketchowla Station via Hallett, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 7), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Harriet and the late William DEARLOVE, Ketchowla, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 12610 Pte Archibald Sydney DEARLOVE, 11th Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 5 July 1919; 12611 Pte Henry DEARLOVE, 11th Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 5 July 1919; Cousin: 2323 Lance Corporal Cato Russel Haughton DEARLOVE, 5th Pioneer Bn, died of wounds, 29 September 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |