CEF Soldier Detail

Gunner Leslie Harvey Eyres

Regimental Number:
551826
Survived War:
 Yes
Force:
 Army
Regiment:
 Canadian Artillery
Battalion:
 2nd Siege Battery
Company:
Place of Birth:
MacGregor, Manitoba
Country:
 Canada
Next of Kin:
Hector Allen Eyres, Brother, Hector, Manitoba
Address at Enlistment:
L.S.H.(R.C.), Winnipeg, Manitoba
Date of Birth:
August 3, 1892
Trade or Calling:
Stenographer
Marital Status:
 Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Place of Enlistment:
 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Date of Enlistment:
April 11, 1916
Age at enlistment:
23
Height:
 5 Feet 6 1/2 Inches
Chest:
 35 Inches
Expansion:
 5 Inches
Religion:
 Baptist
Enlisted or Conscripted:
 Enlisted
Saw service in:
Europe    
Cause of Death:
Survived
Battle Died/Wounded:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Buried at:
Plot:
Commemorated:
 
Prisoner of war:
Not Specified
Interned:
Gender:
 Male
Ethnic Origin:
Caucasian
LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2969-34
Rank Regiment Unit Company
Gunner Canadian Artillery 2nd Siege Battery

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Born 3rd August, 1898, at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Father, H. W. Eyres, Grain Broker. Educated at Mulvey School, Winnipeg, and Kelvin Technical School. Entered the service of the Bank, 24th August,1915. Enlisted, March, 1917, from Winnipeg branch, in 76th Depot Battery, Canadian Artillery, with the rank of Gunner. Transferred to Canadian Reserve Artillery, Witley, September, 1917; 2nd Canadian Siege Battery, October, 1917. Principal actions: Passchendaele, 1917; Amiens, Arras, Cambrai, Valenciennes, 1918. Demobilized, 11th May, 1919. Returned to duty with the Bank, 9th June, 1919.

TypeDateDescription
Letter 10/1/1918 Describing the Cambrai Offensive