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EYRES, Adolphus Eugene
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6018 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cooktown, Queensland, 12 May 1893 |
| Home Town: | Ayton, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Ayton General School |
| Occupation: | Miner/Forest ranger |
| Died: | Stomach cancer, Mareeba, Queensland, 16 November 1961, aged 68 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mareeba General Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6018, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6018, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
Adolphus Eyres
Adolphus is buried Mareeba General Cemetery, Mareeba Queensland
Submitted 3 October 2015 by Brian Ford
Biography
The son of Henry Eyres & Eva Jane Wood; Adolphus was the eldest of three children Henry Vernon 1894 & Eva St Clair 1897 all born in Cooktown.
Adolphus suffered gunshot wounds and eventually returned home after the war when he married Vera Doris Moore in 1920 at Cooktown. They resided in the Cooktown & Atherton Tablelands/Mareeba area.
Adolphus and Vera had seven children (Eveline, Henry, Irene, Joyce, Archie, Merle & Rita)
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