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AYRES, Leslie Edward

Service Number:	204
Enlisted:	24 January 1916, Melbourne, Victoria as part of 37th Battalion, A Company intake.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Yarra Glen, Victoria, Australia , April 1897
Home Town:	Drouin West, Baw Baw, Victoria
Schooling:	Drouin West Neerim and Yarra Glen State Schools, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 2 January 1917
Cemetery:	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Burial reference: - Plot IV, Row C, Grave 11
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Drouin War Memorial, Drouin West Honor Roll, Neerim War Memorial, Noojee War Memorial

World War 1 Service

24 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 204, 37th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria as part of 37th Battalion, A Company intake.
3 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 204, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
3 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 204, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
2 Jan 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 204, 37th Infantry Battalion, Killed in action, Armentières France.

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Son of Robert and Elizabeth J. Ayres, of Rosworth, Victoria, Australia.