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HAYES, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2041 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 September 1915, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Menora, New South Wales, Australia, 1871 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2041, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 3 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2041, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2041, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wandilla, Sydney | |
| 27 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, From 6th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 2 Jun 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
| 9 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , From 25th Howitzer Brigade | |
| 31 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2041, 14th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 4 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2041, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Ellen Hayes of Myrtle Street, Sydney, NSW
On 12 August 1918 he was recommended for leave for having donated blood for a transfusion
Commenced return to Australia on 22 May 1919 aboard HT Durham disembarking on 21 July 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal