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HAYES, George Walter
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Hayes, George - WW1 Service Record |
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| Service Numbers: | 113, Q226486 |
| Enlisted: | 5 January 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4 April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Lutwyche, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 24 August 1960, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Logan Village District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 113, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 113, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 113, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 113, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 113, 25th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Shell wound to the leg fracturing the tibia. Invalided to England on 7 September 1918 | |
| 31 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 113, 25th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Apr 1942: | Involvement Corporal, Q226486, Page missing from Enlistment Register | |
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| 21 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, Q226486, 8th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Thistle Estate, Lutwyche
Son of George Walter Hayes and Mary Ann Shacleton formerly Hayes nee Kettlejohn of Main Street, W, QLDooloowin, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 5 March 1919 aboard HT Nevasa disembarking on 1 May 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal