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Bernard Pitts Ayre

In memory of:

Captain Bernard Pitts Ayre

July 1, 1916

Military Service

Force:

Army

Unit:

Norfolk Regiment (British Expeditionary Force)

Division:

8th Battalion

Citation(s):

1914-1915 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal/Inter-Allied War Medal

Additional Information

Son of Robert Chesley Ayre and Lydia Gertrude Ayre, of St. John's, Newfoundland.

Brother of Captain Eric Stanley Ayre who died on July 1, 1916 while serving with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment.

Commemorated on Page 8 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CARNOY MILITARY CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

D. 10.

Location:

Carnoy is a village just north of the road, D938, from Albert to Peronne, about 10 kilometres east-south-east of Albert. The CARNOY MILITARY CEMETERY is on the south side of the village, on the north side of the road to Maricourt.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of BERNARD PITTS AYRE– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of BERNARD PITTS AYRE – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Bernard Pitts Ayre

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    Photo of Bernard Pitts Ayre
  • Medals– Medallion (top), 1914-1915 Star (left), British War Medal (center) and Victory Medal/Inter-Allied War Medal (right) received by the Ayre family after Bernard's death.

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    Medals – Medallion (top), 1914-1915 Star (left), British War Medal (center) and Victory Medal/Inter-Allied War Medal (right) received by the Ayre family after Bernard's death.
  • Picture of Bernard Ayre and his cousin Gerald– Picture of Bernard (right) and his cousin Gerald (left). Gerald also died at Beaumont-Hamel on the same date, July 1, 1916.

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    Picture of Bernard Ayre and his cousin Gerald
    Picture of Bernard Ayre and his cousin Gerald – Picture of Bernard (right) and his cousin Gerald (left). Gerald also died at Beaumont-Hamel on the same date, July 1, 1916.
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  • Photo of Bernard Pitts Ayre– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Bernard Pitts Ayre – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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