William Louis HAYES

HAYES, William Louis

Service Number: 9603
Enlisted: 3 July 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company)
Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town: Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: War service related, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, 1923
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

3 Jul 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 9603, Tunnelling Companies, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
8 May 1918: Involvement Sapper, 9603, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
8 May 1918: Embarked Sapper, 9603, Tunnelling Companies, RMS Osterley, Sydney
9 Aug 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), From Tunnelling Companies
24 Mar 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 9603, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 3rd Military District due to being medically unfit

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Next of kin given as his brother Robert Michael Hayes of Station Street, Carlton, Victoria; also brother of George Hayes

Commenced return to Australia on 18 January 1919 aboard HS Ulysses disembarking on 10 March 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal