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HAYES, William Edward
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5072 |
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Enlisted: | 13 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 1st Division Artillery |
Born: | 1 January 1894, place not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Auburn, Boroondara, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Engineer |
Died: | Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1982, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Lilydale Lawn Cemetery, Victoria |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 5072, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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9 Sep 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 5072, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
9 Sep 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 5072, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
25 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
29 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
23 Feb 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, London Gazette on 23 February 1918, page 2434, position 28 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 25 July 1918, page 1588, position 28 | |
6 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st Division Artillery, From 2nd Field Artillery Brigade and attending a course | |
6 Jan 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st Division Artillery | |
6 Apr 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Division Artillery | |
14 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Division Artillery, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Hayes and Mary Hayes nee Splatt of Invermay Grove, Auburn, Victoria
Served his four year apprenticeship with Jacques Bros. of Richmond, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia 20 June 1919 aboard Konigin Frederich August disembarking on 6 August 1919
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal