Joseph Walter “Joe” Eyles
Trooper · NZ #1100 · R Patrol
| Rank | Trooper |
|---|---|
| Service number | NZ #1100 |
| Patrol | R Patrol |
| Regiment | 2nd NZ Divisional Cavalry Regiment |
| Known as | “Joe” |
| Born | 1912-10-21 |
| Died | 1990-03-01 |
| Record | https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C136821 |
What this roll records
Full name Joseph Walter Eyles. Born 21 October 1912 at Blenheim; died 1 March 1990, aged 77. A farmer (later a cabinet maker); served with the 2nd NZ Divisional Cavalry Regiment. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Patrol "R" (as at 5 Dec 1940) added from LRP Roll. Navigator R2 Patrol LRDG per LRP Roll. Source: LRP Roll (Original LRP Nominal Roll as at 5 Dec 1940, Capt L H Browne).
Cenotaph record linked. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
March 1942 roll (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy): Navigator
On the R Patrol Nominal Roll, 31 March 1941: Trooper Eyles J.W., 1100. Source: Brendan O'Carroll, 'R Patrol, Long Range Desert Group' (R Patrol Nominal Roll, 31 March 1941).
Farmer in civilian life. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
- LRDG Nominal Roll, 28 Dec 1940 – Jan 1941 (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy)
- Additional sources (AWMM Online Cenotaph). Nominal Roll 2NZEF No. 1 (Embarkations to 31 Mar 1940), p.56. Unit history: Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry.
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