Arthur Henry AYRES

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Service Number:	637
Enlisted:	21 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Camperdown, Victoria, Australia, October 1886
Home Town:	Warracknabeal, Yarriambiack, Victoria
Schooling:	Terang State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Municipal labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 3 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, Warracknabeal Presbyterian Charge Roll of Honor WW1, Warracknabeal War Memorial

21 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 637, Broadmeadows, Victoria
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 637, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 637, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 637, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
3 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 637, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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