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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Frank George Eyres |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Lance Corporal |
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| Forename(s): |
Frank George |
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| Surname: |
Eyres |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
22610 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Sergeant |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Clerk |
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| Next of Kin: |
John Alfred Eyres (father), Liffey Crescent, island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
10th Reinforcements 2nd Battalion, F Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
19 August 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 61 |
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| Vessel: |
Aparima |
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| Destination: |
Devonport, England |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
38 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
30 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 3rd |
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| Place of Death: |
Ypres, Belgium |
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| Date of Death: |
12 October 1917 |
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| Age at Death: |
25 |
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| Year of Death: |
1917 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
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| Memorial Reference: |
N.Z. Apse, Panel 7. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Frank Eyres was the son of John Alfred and Annie Eyres, of 22 Queen St., Petone, Wellington, New Zealand. Native of Upper Stratton, Swindon, England. |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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