In Memory Of

EARLY, JOHN HENRY

Service Details
Age:
 18
Date of Birth:
 1897-03-31
Service No:
 3231
Rank:
 Private
Unit:
 6th Regt.
Unit 2:
 "B" Coy.
Regiment:
 South African Infantry
Date of Death:
 1916-02-12
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, at Battle of Salaita Hill
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 V. A. 2.
Cemetery:
 TAVETA MILITARY CEMETERY
Country:
 Kenya
Additional Information
Son of Edmund Hampden and Ada Early, of Richmond, Natal. Born Bampton, Oxfordshire. Attended Technical High School, Durban now known as Glenwood High School. One of the school houses (Early's House) is named after him as well as the Early's Shield for Interhouse Rugby. A civil servant