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Pte. Joseph Ayre
British Army 12th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Framwellgate Moor, Durham
(d.17th July 1916)
My grandfather Joseph Ayre was 30 or 32 and was in the Battle of the Somme. He was a stretcher bearer and was attached to the 12h Battalion, DLI. He died on Monday 16th July 1916 in the Battle of the Somme. My family was told his friend went over the top into No Man's Land to save some of the men that had already gone over and my grandad followed to help try to bring some of the wounded back. Apparently bullets and shells were being fired fast and furious and both men were blown up.
My father was 8 years old and he had two other sisters and I remember him saying Joseph Ayre never came back there was no one to bury! They weren't the only family without a father, they had to make do and mend. My father was young when he went to work down the coal mine to make a wage.
My grand father's name is on Thiepval Memorial in France and also in Durham Cathedsral Book of Remembrance within the DLI Chapel. The pages are turned every day so you may see the war dead names. My family don't have any photos of him at all.
Lance Corporal Norman Guthrie Ayre
2nd Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry
(d.23 Aug 1916)
Norman Ayre served in 2nd Btn. Royal Marine Light Infantry Remembered at . WW1
Sgt. Richard Ayre
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
A/CSM. Robert Ayre
British Army 1st Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.24th Oct 1918)
Robert Ayre was born in Dublin and enlisted in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Stoker 1st Class Robert Ayre
Royal Navy H.M.S. Torrent.
(d.23 Dec 1917)
Robert Ayre served in H.M.S. Torrent. Remembered at . WW1
VAD Ruby Ayre
British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment
Ruby Ayre, from Newfoundland served with the Voluntary Aid Detachment at Ascot Auxiliary Hospital.
Rfmn. Samuel Ayre
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Glenavy, County Antrim
(d.16th Aug 1917)
Pte. Albert Ayres
British Army 26th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Leading Stoker Arthur William Ayres
Royal Navy H.M.S. Prince Eugene.
(d.20 Nov 1918)
Arthur Ayres served in H.M.S. Prince Eugene. Remembered at . WW1
Engineer Sub-Lieutenant Ernest Alfred Ayres
Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. Stonecrop.
(d.18 Sep 1917)
Ernest Ayres served in H.M.S. Stonecrop. Remembered at . WW1
Able Seaman Ernest Stephen Ayres
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hawke Btn. Royal Naval Division
(d.21 Oct 1916)
Ernest Ayres served in Hawke Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1
Private Frederick Ayres
Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Btn. Royal Naval Division
(d.24 Jun 1915)
Frederick Ayres served in Portsmouth Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1
Pte. George Thomas Ayres
British Army 32nd Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:New Zealand Cottages, Sunninghill, Ascot, Berks
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Private James Frederick Ayres
Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. St. Vincent.
(d.31 Jan 1919)
James Ayres served in H.M.S. St. Vincent. Remembered at . WW1
Gnr. James George Ayres
British Army 5th Brigade, 402nd Bty. Royal Field Artillery
from:Acton, London
(d.3rd December 1917)
Gunner James George Ayres born in Acton in 1897, the sixth of eight children of William and Elizabeth Ayres. He served with the 402nd Battery, 5th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery and was probably posted to France when he was 19 in mid-1917. He died on 3rd of December 1917 aged 20 years and is buried in Tincourt New British Cemetery, Somme, France. Tincourt was a casualty clearing station so it is possible he was brought there and died of his wounds. He is remembered on the War Memorial, St Mary's Church, Acton, London.
Stoker 2nd Class Jesse Ayres
Royal Navy H.M.S. Vanguard.
(d.9 Jul 1917)
Jesse Ayres served in H.M.S. Vanguard. Remembered at . WW1
Pte. Joseph Edward "Neddie" Ayres
British Army 6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Lincoln
(d.1st July 1916)
Neddie Ayres was my great-uncle and died on the first day of the Somme. He always wanted to be a soldier but didn't make the grade until volunteers were needed in WW1. He is buried in Blighty Valley Cemetery, near Aveluy in France.
Officers Steward 2nd Clas Joseph Ayres
Royal Navy H.M.S. Glowworm.
(d.25 Aug 1919)
Joseph Ayres served in H.M.S. Glowworm. Remembered at . WW1
Quincy Claude Ayres
US Army 1st Engineer Battalion
Rfmn. Robert John Ayres
British Army 4th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps
(d.16th Nov 1918)
I have recently discovered that my great grandfather, Robert Ayres served his country and sadly passed away aged 36, in the Wharncliffe hospital, Sheffield. It appears that he died from the effects of gas, at the end of WW1 and is buried at Wadsley churchyard in Sheffield. Quite tragic to survive the fighting but then to die after the war ended.
I also discovered that he is on the war memorial at the church, so a couple of years ago I managed to have flowers placed there for Remembrance Sunday. I remember my late mother, his granddaughter, saying how sad it was when the family received the telegram with the tragic news. Bless them. I am glad I was able to find out more about him and do something in his memory.
Engine Room Artificer 4th William Harold Jury Ayres
Royal Navy H.M.S. Indefatigable.
(d.31 May 1916)
William Ayres served in H.M.S. Indefatigable. Remembered at . WW1
Fireman John William Ayscough
Mercantile Marine Reserve H.M.S. Killingholme.
(d.27 Apr 1916)
John Ayscough served in H.M.S. Killingholme. Remembered at . WW1
Able Seaman Ayton
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 188th Coy. Machine Gun Corps
(d.13th Nov 1916)
AB. Ayton served in 188th Coy. Machine Gun Corps.
Drvr. Charles Ayton
British Army 173 Brigade, BÂ Bty. Royal Field Artillery
(d.2nd December 1917)
Driver Charles Ayton was the son of Andrew and Charlotte Ayton, 89A Packington Street, Essex Road, Islington, London. He died, aged 22, on 2nd December 1917 and is buried at Rocquigny-Equancourt Road Cemetery, France.
Ordinary Seaman George Ayton
Royal Navy H.M.S. Hampshire.
(d.5 Jun 1916)
George Ayton served in H.M.S. Hampshire. Remembered at . WW1
Pte. James Ayton
British Army 6th/7th Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
from:Glasgow
(d.12th August 1916 )
James Ayton served with the 6/7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers in WW1. He died 12th of August 1916 aged 21 years and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial. Son of John and Mary Ayton of 45 Carntyne Rd. Glasgow.
L/Cpl. W. Ayton
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:30 Cleasby Terrace, Darlington
Pte Ayton is recorded as "Ayton, W. Lcpl 1312 18th DLI" in the Roll of Honour held in Darlington Library, believed to have been complied by the Town Council in the 1920s.
Pte. William Ayton
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
served with 18th & 20th& 6th DLI
Stoker 1st Class William Charles Ayton
Royal Navy H.M.S. Turbulent.
(d.1 Jun 1916)
William Ayton served in H.M.S. Turbulent. Remembered at . WW1
Stoker Aziz
Royal Indian Marine
(d.2 Oct 1916)
Aziz served in Remembered at . WW1
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