| Regimental number | 4642 |
| Place of birth | Kingstown, Ireland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
| Address | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 145 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs G G Eyre Worthington Eyre, 12 Tivoli Terrace, South Kingstown, Dublin, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | AIF Headquarters |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 11 March 1916. To Anzac Police, 12 April 1916; taken on strength, Anac Provost Corps from 14th Bn, 13 April 1916. Marched in to 3rd Training Bn, Tel el Kebir, 22 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 13 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 23 June 1916. Marched in to 3rd Training Bn, Larkhill, 29 June 1916. Marched out to proceed overseas to France, 25 July 1916; joined 10th Bn in the field, 30 July 1916. Wounded in action, 23 August 1916 (gun shot wound, arm); admitted same day to 26th General Hospital, Etaples; transferred to England, 28 August 1916, and admitted to VAD Hospital, Sevenoaks, 29 August 1916. Marched in to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 22 September 1916; granted furlough, 23 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 11 November 1916; attached to Anzac Section, 3rd Echelon, Rouen, for duty, 26 November 1916. On leave, 28 November 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 17 December 1917. Admitted to Line of Communication Hospital, 19 July 1918; discharged to unit, 25 July 1918 (no further details recorded); rejoined unit, 26 July 1918. Disembarked Southampton, 13 November 1918, to report to AIF Headquarters, London, for duty. Admitted to Endell Street Hospital, London, 13 June 1919 (influenza); rejoined unit, 17 June 1919. Married Elizabeth BARTER, spinster, aged 23, Our Lady & St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Wallasey, 30 June 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT ‘Orontes’, 25 October 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 4 December 1917; discharged, Adelaide, 28 February 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, EYRE-WORTHINGTON-EYRE Robert |
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