Regimental number | 5080 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Bolwarrah, via Daylesford, Victoria |
School | Bolwarrah State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 23 Lyon Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr C Eyers, Boolarra, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 10), Ovillers-La-Boissele, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 165 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6009 Leslie Arthur EYRES, 6th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement, returned to Australia. |
Other details |
Private Eyers was initially sent to Suez for training, and was transferred to the 60th Battalion from the 8th. He contracted German Measles and spent approximately two months in hospital in France, from where he was taken on strength with the 58th Bn on 8 December 1916. He was wounded in action on 30 March 1917, suffering a gun shot wound to the chest, penetrating upper and lower extremities. He died of wounds at the 3rd Casualty Clearing Station. ~ |