EYRE, Charles Vincent
| Service Numbers: | 5217, V80622, V82764 |
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| 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 Public Cemetery, 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 (Army WW2), Private, V82764 | |
| 23 Dec 1941: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), V82764 |
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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
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