Herbert John Percival EYLES

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EYLES, Herbert John Percival

Service Numbers:	2328, 2328A
Enlisted:	8 January 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 16 July 1889
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 25 November 1916, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Bienvillers Military Cemetery
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

8 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
9 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2328, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Outer Harbor embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
9 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2328, 32nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Outer Harbor
25 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2328A, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2328A awm_unit: 30th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-25

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Biography

"THE LATE PRIVATE H. J. P. EYLES

Mrs. Eyles, of Oakley-street, city, has been notified that her son, Private H. J. P. Eyles, who was 27 years of age, was killed on active service in France on November 25. He joined the colors on January 1, 1916, and sailed for England on March 9. He was employed in "The Advertiser" damping-room and was well liked by his fellow-workmates. Mrs. Eyles has a younger son on active service at the front." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 30 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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