Coming Soon.
EYERS, Herbert Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 889 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 November 1914, Newstead, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Newstead, Victoria, Australia , 1888 |
| Home Town: | Newstead, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Joyces Creek State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, The Nek, Gallipoli, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Newstead & District Great European War Roll of Honor, Newstead Joyce's Creek Honour Roll, Newstead War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 889, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Newstead, Vic. | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 889, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Palermo embarkation_ship_number: A56 public_note: '' | |
| 7 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 889, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Palermo, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 889, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 889 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 889, 8th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Killed in action at The Nek. |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Herbert Ernest Eyers's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my story
Showing 1 of 1 image.
Click images to start slideshow.
Click images to start slideshow.