Claude AYRE

AYRE, Claude

Service Number: 5328
Enlisted: 6 October 1915, Goulburn, New South Wales
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 53rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Bungonia, New South Wales, Australia , 17 July 1893
Home Town: Bungonia, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales
Schooling: Country School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 11 May 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

6 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Goulburn, New South Wales
14 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5328, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5328, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
20 May 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion
1 Nov 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 53rd Infantry Battalion
23 Dec 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 53rd Infantry Battalion
11 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 5328, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)
11 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 5328, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5328 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-11

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Biography

Son of Mr Richard H and Mrs F A Ayre, Jerrard Creek, Marulan, New South Wales