William Ambrose HAYES

William Ambrose HAYES Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

Service Number:	5296
Enlisted:	26 May 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	2nd Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Llannelly, Victoria, Australia, 1875
Home Town:	Wandong, Mitchell, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Employee
Died:	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 29 December 1957, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Kilmore Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:	Wandong War Memorial

26 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 5296, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
27 Sep 1915:	Involvement Gunner, 5296, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
27 Sep 1915:	Embarked Gunner, 5296, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
10 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, From 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
15 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , From 21st Howitzer Brigade
23 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 5296, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Gassed
3 Aug 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 5296, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to deafness

Help us honour William Ambrose Hayes's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Son of Jeremiah Hayes and Ellen Hayes nee McMahon of LLannelly, Victoria

Husband of Charlotte Annie Hayes of Wandong, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 15 April 1918 disembarking on 12 June 1918

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal