Eber HAYES

HAYES, Eber

Service Number: 7385
Enlisted: 5 September 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: Army Pay Corps (AIF)
Born: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 1 August 1882
Home Town: Roma, Maranoa, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Station Hand
Died: Bristol, England, 1954, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board
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World War 1 Service

5 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 7385, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
18 Nov 1915: Involvement Gunner, 7385, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915: Embarked Gunner, 7385, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Sydney
31 Aug 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, Army Pay Corps (AIF), On detachment with the temporary rank of Corporal
30 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7385, Army Pay Corps (AIF), Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James Hayes and Sarah Hayes nee Curran of Toowoomba, QLD

Next of kin given as his brother Stanley Livingstone Hayes of Charlotte Street, Brisbane, QLD

Marital status given as widower. First wife was Leah Martha Hayes nee Chyrstal of Roma. Later married Margaret E. Hayes nee Everett of Evans Road, Redlands, Bristol, England. Eber and Margaret married on 23 January 1917 ar St. Johns, Bristol, England

Commenced return to Australia on 16 June 1919 aboard HT Ormode disembarking on 4 August 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

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

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