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George EYRE

Regimental number5093
Place of birthBuln Buln East, Victoria
SchoolBuln Buln East State School, Buln Buln, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressAlbert Street, Warragal, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Enlistment date18 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 April 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death37
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialMoeuvres Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 11), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
59
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Sarah EYRE, Albert Street, Warragul, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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