| Regimental number | 841 |
| Place of birth | Camberwell, Victoria |
| School | Camberwell Grammar School, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Law clerk |
| Address | Lilydale, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, Thos Eales, Lilydale, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Junior and Senior Cadets |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Distinguished Conduct Medal For daring and valuable reconnaissance work near Ecoust when he volunteered to go forward alone and located an enemy machine gun which was then silenced by our rifle fire with several casualties. Recommendation date: |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Left Egypt for Gallipoli in the Southland. Invalided November, 1915 from bite and jaundice. Fought at Pozieres and wounded there. DCM at Longatte. Wounded slightly October, 1917. As Officer School Queen's College Cambridge after receiving decoration." Details from Father. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Mericourt L'Abbe Commnal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 4), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 93 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Jane EALES, "Cromarty", Lilydale, Victoria. Native of Camberwell, Victoria |
| Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He volunteered to go forward alone, and located an enemy machine gun, which was then silenced by our rifle fire, with several casualties.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 133 Date: |
| Family/military connections | Cousin: John Brinsden Vasey of the Australian Engineers died of wounds in August, 1915. Cousin: Gilbert Joseph Brisden died of wounds in France about October, 1917. |
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