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Page 75 of Memerambi Moments by Dr Judith Grimes tells that thirty nine men and one woman from Memerambi enlisted at the town. Other locals enlisted elsewhere. From the Nominal World War 11 Roll the following enlisted at Memerambi for the Army.
Stanley Ayre Victor Barnes , Cyril Beardmore, George Burow, Alfred Childs, Walter Davidson, Eric Dossel, Victor Dossel, Glynn Evans , Trevor Evans, George Falkner, Allan Jacobson, Andrew Jensen, Keith Jensen, Goronwy Jones, Arnold Joyce, William Lacey, Colin McDonald Jack Coggins, Frank Marriott, Robert McGuinnes, William McLennan, John McMahon, Josephine McNichol, Leslie Nolan (RAAF), Jack Postle, Lindsay Postle, Sidney Prowse, David Pugh, William Readett, Norman Rossow, Oswald Rossow, William Ryan, William Schloss, James Seabrook, Albert Shuttle, Alfred Sorensen, Clive Tronc, John Wicks and William Woods.

Corporal Qx10783 - 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion
Born 15 Apr 1913, Southport, Queensland
Enlisted 9 Jul 1914, Maryborough, Queensland
Address- Memerambi
Next of Kin – Father Charles Ayre, C/- J Meehan, Memerambi
Occupation at enlistment – Farmer
Embarked Redbank Plains 23 Oct 1940 for Darwin
Embarked Sydney 7 Apr 1941 for Middle East
Returned to Australia 10 Aug 1942
Embarked Brisbane 31 Aug 1942 for New Guinea
Wounded in Action 15 Sep 1942 – Shrapnel wounds
Returned to Australia 30 Sep 1942
Embarked Townsville 19 Jul 1943 for New Guinea
Embarked Port Moresby 6 Feb 1944 for Brisbane
Discharged 10 Feb 1944 at Brisbane

Per the AWM website the 2/25th Infantry Battalion trained in Grovely and Darwin before embarking Sydney for the Middle East in Apr 1941. The 2/25 served in Egypt and were part of the invasion of Syria and Lebanon. The battalion returned to Australia in Feb 1942 where they trained until sent to Port Moresby to reinforce the battered Australian units on the Kokoda Trail. The 2/25 served in various battles in New Guinea and Borneo (details on the AWM website) prior to its final operation of the war at Balikpapan in Borneo.

Mervyn Chapman and Bert Cottrell also served in the 2/25 Infantry Battalion

Stanley Ayre married Una Young in Nov 1944. Una attended Wooroolin School, daughter of Wilf & Alice Young. They had a farm at Brigooda near Proston.
Stanley died in 1994 and is buried at Point Vernon Cemetery.