Regimental number | 612 |
Place of birth | Cootamundra New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Mechanic |
Address | Main Street, Lithgow, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, T G Ayers, Gundagai Road, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Australian Flying Corps, No 2 Squadron, A Flight |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 8/5/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Flying Corps |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row D, Grave 12), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 188 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Gabriel and Ellen Mary AYERS, 'Fernleigh', Third and Holden Streets, Canterbury, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 3002 Pte Charles Thomas AYERS, 55th Bn, killed in action, 26 September 1917; 2518 Pte Victor Albert AYERS, 37th Bn, returned to Australia, 27 August 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |