William Bruce AYERS

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Service Number:	1153
Enlisted:	22 September 1914, Hobart, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, 1896
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	New Town State School, Tasmania
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

22 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Hobart, Tasmania
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1153, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1153, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
9 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1153, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1153 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-09
Date unknown:	Involvement 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Son of William and Elizabeth Ayers. Native of Hobart

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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