Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

TASMANIAN-BORN TROOPERS.
The following natives of Tasmania are with the West Australian contingent: Lance-Corporal William Webster Ayre, 33, Tasmania, miner; served nine years in the Royal navy as  midshipman and acting sub lieutenant. 

Our Coolgardie correspondent
writes:— 'Mr. William Webster Ayre, who has been connected with the Goldfields Water Supply Department for about ten years, has been transferred to a position in the same department at Albany. Mr. Ayre was a capable and popular officer. He came to W.A. in 1893, attracted like many others by the rich finds of gold about that time. He was the  discoverer of the well-known Lord Bobs G.M. about nine miles from Coolgardie, pegging out a lease which he called 'The Benduck,' after, a station property owned by his father.  He visited and prospect ed most of the fields with varying success. On the breaking out of the Boer War he went to South Africa with the first W.A. contingent, and served right  through the campaign, receiving a number of bars and medals for important en gagements. At the conclusion of hostilities he returned to W.A. and joined the Water Supply  Department, known at that time as the Goldfields Water Supply. He was a prominent cricketer in the early days, and of recent years he was known as the champion golfer of Coolgardie... Owing to the shortness of notice of his transfer Mr. Ayre was unable to accept the invitation of the mayor, Mr. Macpherson, to a send-off, but the members of the  Coolgardie Club, of which he was a popular member, showed their appreciation of him. A large number of his friends assembled at the railway station to bid him good bye.

AYRE.— The Friends of the late Mr. WILLIAM WEBSTER (Bill) AYRE, of 21 Proclamation-street, Subiaco, formerly of Coolgardie, Albany and Narrogin, late of 11th Battalion, A.I.F..  Sub-Lieutenant Royal Navy 1887, and Captain South African War, dearly beloved husband of Blanche are respectfully informed that a Congregational Service will be held at the  Karrakatta Crematorium TOMORROW (Saturday) AFTERNOON. The Funeral will leave his late resi dence 21 Proclamation-street, Subiaco, at 1.45 o'clock. Connecting train will
leave Perth at 1.30 o'clock.
PROSSER SCOTT and CO. LTD., Undertakers, Subiaco, Leederville, Fremantle and Cottesloe. Tel. R3680, 133399. L2682 and F1066.