AYERS, Victor Albert
| Service Number: | 2518 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 15 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tram driver |
| Died: | 26 April 1983, aged 92 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2518, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2518, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
First Service
Victor Albert Ayers originally joined in August 1914 at Randwick NSW after the call to arms. He was allocated to 4th Batallion and sailed with the initial fleet in October 1914 and subsequently arrived in Cairo.
Victor landed at Gallipoli at around 7:30 at Anzac Cove on the 25th April and the Batallion was held in reserve until nightfall when it was despatched to to the area known as the Chessboard. Victor remained at Lone Pine until June when he was evacuated to Cairo for treatment for Enteric Fever. He was then returned to Australia and invalidated out of the army as too unwell to return to service.
After being rejected for a pension as being too fit, he rejoined and was sent as a reinforcement to the 37th Batallion located in France. The 37th was known as the "pup" of the 4th Batallion, and formed as part of the reorganisation of the 1st AIF.
Submitted 15 December 2017 by Chris Ayers
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