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Military service
Service number:
1009
Age:
19
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Division:
1st Battalion
Enlistment:
January 29, 1915
Death:
July 1, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
A. 33.
Additional information
Son of Edward and Selina Ayre, of Isle Aux Morte, Newfoundland.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 9 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
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Y RAVINE CEMETERY Somme, France
Using the D919 from Arras to Amiens you will drive through the villages of Bucquoy, Puisieux then Serre Les Puisieux (approximately 20 kilometres south of Arras). On leaving Serre Les Puisieux, 3 kilometres further along the D919, turn left following the signs for Auchonvillers. At the crossroads in the village centre following the signs for Newfoundland Park, Beaumont Hamel. The Y Ravine Cemetery is located within the Park.
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