Walter Edward AYRES

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Service Number:	1805
Enlisted:	1 May 1916, Enlisted at Hamilton, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Casterton, Victoria, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Casterton, Glenelg, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Coach Painter
Died:	War Service related illness, Casterton, Casterton, Victoria, Australia, 9 April 1920
Cemetery:	Casterton New Public Cemetery, Victoria Methodist Section, Row 9, Grave 3 Commemorated in the Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

1 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1805, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Hamilton, Victoria
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 1805, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 1805, 39th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
17 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1805, Medically unfit
9 Apr 1920:	Involvement Private, 1805, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1805 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Division Salvage Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1920-04-09

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Son of Alfred and Mary Ayres; husband of Harriett Louisa Ayres later known as Harriett Louisa Sharam of Casterton, Victoria

23 February 1918 - to hospital with heart problems

25 March 1919 - returned to Australia on board HT Port Denison

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal