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EYRE, Percy Walter Ellis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX36997 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 June 1941, Paddington, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 12 February 1920 |
| Home Town: | Willoughby, Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Builders Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, El Alamein, Egypt, 23 October 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery XXII. F. 18. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX36997 | |
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| 20 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), NX36997, Paddington, Sydney | |
| 20 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX36997, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Oct 1942: | Involvement Private, NX36997, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, KIA |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Percy Walter Ellis EYRE was born in Sydney on 12th February, 1920
His parents were Walter George EYRE & Lillie KING
Percy was Killed in Action at El Alamein on 23rd October, 1942 and is buried in the El Alamein War Cemetery
Inscription on his headstone reads:
"ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY THOSE WHO LOVED HIM"
His brother Frederick George Theodore EYRE (SN NX193483 & (SN N17147) served in the Army during WW2 and was discharged in 1946
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