WW1 1914-15 TRIO, 14th AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY, WOUNDED FEBRUARY 1917 & K.I.A F&F 26-9-1917, JACKAS BATTALION

WW1 1914-15 Trio
To- 2551.W.O.CL.2.A.J.K.AYRE.14/BN.A.I.F (star)
& 2551.A-WO.CL.11.A.J.K.AYRE.14-BN.A.I.F (pair)
Alexander John Kennedy Ayre served in the Dardanelles with the 14th battalion of the Australian Imperial Forces & in January 1916 proceeded to France with the battalion. He was wounded in France in February 1917 & was sadly killed in action in France & Flanders 26-9-1917. He was 22 years of age at the time of his death & having no known grave he is commemorated on the Menin gate memorial at Ypres. He is recorded by the CWGC as the late son of Robert & Caroline Ayre of Paget road, Wivenhoe, Essex.
The 14th battalion A.I.F was known as Jackas battalion in honour of Albert Jacka the Australian VC winner who served with this battalion & was awarded the VC for services on Gallipoli in 1915.
NEF/GVF & Complete with CWGC details. The recipient has 53 pages of service records which can freely be downloaded from the Australian archives website.

Code: 56849