Walter Edward EARLY

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Service Number:	582
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick,NSW Later reduced to the rank of Private
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dorchester, England, 1894
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Church of England School, England
Occupation:	Builder's Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 17, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 582, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Enlisted at Randwick,NSW Later reduced to the rank of Private
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 582, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Lance Corporal, 582, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney
2 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 582, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 582 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-02

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Arrived in Australia aged 18 years

Son of Walter Henry and Frances Hester Early of 4 Harvey Street, Dorchester

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Dorset Infantry Rifles for about 13 months when he left to move to Australia