Regimental number | 6/224 |
Occupation | Motor mechanic |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Alice Eyles, Motueka Street, Nelson |
Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 21st Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | London Rifle Brigade Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No 8), nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Alice Eyles, Moteuka Street, Nelson |
Family/military connections | Brother: 5/508 Driver Douglas Arthur EYLES |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 11 |
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