EYRE, Charles Vincent
| Service Numbers: | 5217, V80622, V82764 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 December 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, 20 February 1882 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Baker & Cook |
| Died: | Illness, Heidelberg, Victoria, 28 July 1949, aged 67 years |
| Cemetery: |
Preston General Cemetery, Bundoora, Victoria Plot P Grave 11663 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Dec 1914: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), 5217, Field Bakeries and Butcheries, Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 5217, Field Bakeries and Butcheries, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 5217, Field Bakeries and Butcheries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 5217, 23rd Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 5 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), V80622 | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 1940: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), V80622 | |
| 31 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), V82764 | |
| 31 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V82764 | |
| 23 Dec 1941: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), V82764 |
Help us honour Charles Vincent Eyre's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Charles Vincent EYRE was born on 20th February, 1882 in Carlton, Victoria
His parents were Augustine Lewis Slater EYRE & Anne Marie AUSTIN
He married Mabel Isabel THOMPSON in Victoria in 1910
He enlisted in Broadmeadows, Victoria on 2nd December, 1914 & embarked with the Field Butchery & Bakery, 13th Company ASC on 22nd December, 1914 from Melbourne on the HMAT Berrima - he returned to Australia on 24th August, 1918
Charles also served in WW2 (SN V82764) & (SN V80622) see links for further details of both WW1 & WW2 service
He died in Heidelberg, Victoria on 28th July, 1949 & is buried in Preston Cemetery
Click images to start slideshow.