Lewis Godfrey EYRE

Regimental number28329
OccupationStudent
Next of kinFather, R B D Eyre, Collector of Customs, New Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Entrenching Battalion
Other detailsStudent of New Zealand University
FateKilled in Action 10 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard Booth Dudley Eyre and Mabel Eyre, Sea View Road, Takapuna, Auckland. Native of Northcote, Auckland
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 16