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AYRE, Alexander John Kennedy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2551 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Benwick, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Yarraville, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Benwick Board and Wivenhoe National Schools, England |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31. , Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2551, 14th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 15 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2551, 14th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 2551, 14th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2551 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-09-26 |
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Births Mar 1895 Ayre Alexander John K N. Witchford 3b 572
N. Witchford is an alternative name for North Witchford and it is in the county of Cambridgeshire.
14th Bn. 8th Reinforcement Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 22 and the son of Robert and Caroline Ayre, of Paget Rd., Wivenhoe, Essex, England.
Age on arrival in Australia 16.
Rank on enlistment Private.
Enlistment date 8 February 1915
Age at embarkation 20.
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/31/3
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on 15 September 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Sergeant
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