AYERS, Charles Thomas
| Service Number: | 3002 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 August 1915, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Temora, New South Wales, Australia, 26 April 1886 |
| Home Town: | Cootamundra, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Brawlin Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Tram guard |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 26 September 1917, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra RSL Honour Rolls, Cootamundra Sacred Heart Catholic Church Memorial, Cootamundra War Memorial, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 29 and the son of Thomas Gabriel Ayers and Ellen Mary Ayers, of "Fernleigh," Third and Holden Streets, South Ashfield, New South Wales.
His brother, Lieutenant Sydney Winton Ayers, aged 24 also fell. He served with 68th (R.F.C.) Squadron. Australian Flying Corps and rests in LEBUCQUIERE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION-Grave I.D.12
Biography
Charles was one of 11 children of Thomas and Ellen Ayers.
His brother Sydney served and died of wounds in France, while his other brother Victor, having returned injured, re-enlisted and returned for active service a second time WW1. Other brothers Tom and Eugene also served.
Charlie was very much loved and is greatly missed by his family. Charlie's name is etched into the Menin Gate (Ypres, Belgium) Memorial at Panel 29.
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