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Frank George Eyres

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Portrait of Lance Corporal Frank George Eyres, Auckland Weekly News, 18 April 1918. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19180418-41-31. Image kindly identified by Sharon Eyres (April 2019). Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Lance Corporal Frank George Eyres, Auckland Weekly News, 18 April 1918. Auckland Librari …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Frank George AWMM
  • Surname
    Eyres AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 22610 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    John Alfred Eyres (father), Liffey Crescent, island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 22610 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Clerk AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • 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. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    12 October 1917 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
    Ypres, Belgium AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM

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  • Thank you Great Uncle for your service, we will remember them
    Public - Sharon - Direct descendant - 31 July 2017
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  • Gone but not forgotten. My father, your nephew was named after you and so am I.
    Public - Peter - Direct descendant - 8 April 2017
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
16 February 2024SharonPapamoa TaurangaDirect descendant
06 August 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
03 April 2019Eyres-MurphyPapamoaDirect descendant
11 November 2018WendyPalmerston NorthOther relative
08 April 2017PeterUpper Hutt New ZealandDirect descendant

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