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EYLES, William Drew

Service Number:	1272
Enlisted:	4 September 1915, Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Orange, NSW, 1891
Home Town:	Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling:	East Orange Public School
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	5 January 1960, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Orange General Cemetery, New South Wales Church of England; Area - Old; Section W; Number 470
Memorials:	East Orange Public School Roll of Honor, Orange Methodist Church WWI Roll of Honor, Orange WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

4 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1272, 30th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 1272, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 1272, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Mrs Mary Crate, 'Eastcliffe', Pearson Street, Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales