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Pte. Victor Albert Ayers
Australian Imperial Force. 37th Btn.
from:Sydney
Victor Albert Ayers enlisted in the 4th Battalion AIF in late 1914 and landed at Gallipoli as part of the second wave later in the morning of 25th April 1915. He returned home sick in late 1915 and was medically discharged. He re-enlisted and served a second tour with 37th Battalion.
One of 3 brothers who served in ww1, Victor was the only one to return home at the end of the war. Another brother Charles enlisted in the 55th Battalion in Aug 1915 and was later killed in action at Polygon Wood in Belgium in Sept 1917. And the third brother Sydney enlisted in the Australian Flying Corps in Sept 1916 and was shot down near Cambrai in Nov 1917. He survived the crash in no mans land however was hit by shrapnel in the stomach running towards friendly lines and died the next day.

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