Anthony Eyre

abt 1918 - 1946  (~ 27 years)

• Name	Anthony Eyre  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	abt Nov 1918	Mutford district   [1, 3]
  Education	abt 1930 - 1935	Whitgift School, Haling Park, Croydon   [4]
  Post/Rank/Title	1941	Squadron Leader  [5]
  Decoration	bef Jul 1941	DFC  [4, 5]
  Marriage	abt Nov 1941	Surrey S E
  	Jean Mary Spence,   b. 26 Jan 1919, Glen Isla, Oatlands Park, Weybridge d. 08 May 2014, Reigate
  Post/Rank/Title	1946	Wing-Commander  [4]
  Military Service	- 1946	Auxiliary Air Force (AAF)  [4]
  Residence	1946	Salmon's Cross, Reigate   [6]
  Death	16 Feb 1946	East Glamorgan   [3, 4, 6, 8]
  	died in a plane crash [7] On Feb. 16, 1946. as a result of a flying accident, Wing Commander Anthony Eyre. D.F.C., A.A.F., aged 27 years (late P.O.W., Stalag Luft III), adored husband of Jean Mary(née Spence) (new address: Magnus Lodge, Cronks Hill, Reigate, Surrey), and the loved only son of the late G. W. B. Eyre and Mrs. Eyre, and brother of Subaltern Pamela Eyre. A.T.S. [The Times, 20 Feb 1946. Deaths on active service.]
  Probate	03 Jul 1946	London ; £1,390 3s. 4d.  [6]
  	Eyre Anthony of Salmons Cross Reigate Surrey died 16 February 1946 on war service Administration London 3 July to Jean Mary Eyre and Dorothy May Eyre widows. Effects £1390 3s. 4d. [NPC]
  Notes	Eyre, Anthony. Wing-Com., A.A.F. Res., Cronk's Hill, Reigate. Educ., Whitgift Sch. Awarded D.F.C. K., in flying accident, 16 Feb., '46. ["Croydon and the Second World War"; ed. W. C. Berwick Sayers, Chief Librarian; Croydon: Croydon Corporation, 1949]
  Person ID	I1009	Tatham | Christopher branch | Spouse
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2019

  
  

  Father	George William Booth Eyre,   b. 08 Oct 1886, Plymouth d. 05 Apr 1935, Fielding Johnson Private Hospital, Regent Rd, Leicester (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Dorothy May Tuttle,   b. 08 Sep 1889, Lowestoft d. abt Nov 1970, Acle (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	abt Aug 1917	Mutford district   [9]
  Notes	younger dau Pamela, 1920-2011, marr Michael Hibberd Russell
  Family ID	F2006	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean Mary Spence,   b. 26 Jan 1919, Glen Isla, Oatlands Park, Weybridge d. 08 May 2014, Reigate (Age 95 years)
  Engagement	11 Jul 1941	[5]
  	The engagement is announced between Squadron Leader Anthony Eyre, D.F.C., A.A.F., son of the late Mr. G. W. B. Eyre, and Mrs. Eyre, of Purley, and Jean Mary, eldest daughter of Major and Mrs. P. M. Spence, of Salmon's Cross, Reigate. [The Times]
  Marriage	abt Nov 1941	Surrey S E   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F1770	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2019

  
  

• Sources

  [S02] BMD Index, 4Q1918, birth reg Mutford. [S02] BMD Index, 4Q1941, marriage reg Surrey S E. [S02] BMD Index, 1Q1946, death reg East Glamorgan. age 29 [S07] Other Sources, 1949, Croydon & the Second World War. [S05] The Times, 11 Jul 1941, forthcoming marriages. [S14] Probate Register. [S03] Family Members, BS. [S05] The Times, 20 Feb 1946, death notice. [S02] BMD Index, 3Q1917, marriage reg Mutford.