HOYES, Ormonde James
| Service Number: | 942 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 August 1913, Cadets |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, June 1886 |
| Home Town: | East Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | United Westminster, London, England |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Gulf of Aden (HMAHS Kanowna), At sea (Gulf of Aden (HMAHS Kanowna)), 21 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1913: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 942, 6th Infantry Battalion, Cadets | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 942, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 942, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 8 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 942, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, SW to hand | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Army Pay Corps (AIF) | |
| 16 Feb 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Corporal, Army Pay Corps (AIF) | |
| 21 Apr 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 942, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 942 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-21 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 21st April.... Ormonde James Hoyes was born at West Cowes, Isle of Wight, England in 1886.
According to information provided by his brother for the Roll of Honour – Ormonde Hoyes came to Australia when he was 28 years old.
An “Ormond Hoyes”, Clerk, aged 22, was a passenger on Commonwealth which had departed from the port of London on 2nd May, 1912 bound for Australia via Cape Town. Ormond had listed is country of intended future residence as Australia.
Ormonde James Hoyes enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 18th August, 1914 as a 28 year old, married, Clerk (at Stock Exchange) from Melbourne, Victoria.
Private Hoyes embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Hororata (A20) on 19th October, 1914 with the 6th Infantry Battalion “H” Company.
Private Hoyes embarked from Alexandria on 5th April, 1915 to join M.E.F. (Gallipoli Campaign) on Troopship Galeka.
Private Ormonde James Hoyes was reported to be missing on 25th April, 1915 at the Gallipoli Peninsula. He was reported to be wounded at Gallipoli on 26th April, 1915 with GSW to hand (as per Statement of Service form, however, the Casualty Form – Active Service recorded “gunshot wound head”). Private Hoyes was hospitalised at Alexandria then transferred to England where he was admitted to 2nd General Western Hospital, Manchester, England on 16th May, 1915. He was discharged on 27th May, 1915.
A Medical Report was completed on Private Ormonde James Hoyes on 23rd November, 1915 at Australian & New Zealand Base Depot at Weymouth, England. His disability was recorded as “Shrapnel (Right Hand)” which had occurred at Anzac Gallipoli on 26th April, 1915 as a result of a shell due to Active Service.
“G.S.Wound entrance aspect of back of right hand, exit wound radial aspect of palm. Ever since has had great weakness in grip.” The Officer in charge of the case recommended that Private Hoyes was fit for Home Service. The Medical Board found on 23rd November, 1915 that Private Hoyes was fit for Home Service.
The Medical Board at Australian Base Depot, Weymouth, England found on 10th March, 1916 that Private Hoyes was “of opinion that this man has so far recovered since the date of the finding of this Board as to be now fit for Service abroad but not fit for General Service.”
Private Ormonde James Hoyes was returned to Egypt on 25th March, 1916 with 27th Draft to join E.E.F. (European Expeditionary Force).
Private Hoyes disembarked at Plymouth (no date recorded) & was transferred to Weymouth from 2nd Training Battalion at Perham Downs on 4th August, 1916.
Private Hoyes was detached for duty with A.A.P.C. (Australian Army Pay Corps) in England on 1st September, 1916. He was to be Temporary E.R. 2nd Corporal from 1st February, 1917.
Temporary E.R 2nd Corporal Hoyes was sent sick to Harefield Hospital, London, England on 15th February, 1918. A Medical Report was completed on 17th February, 1918 & his disability was recorded as Pulmonary Tuberculosis when had occurred around Xmas in England. It was found that Temporary E.R 2nd Corporal Hoyes was permanently unfit for General & Home Service.
Temporary (E.R.) 2nd Corporal Ormonde James Hoyes was to be returned to Australian per Wandilla on 16th March, 1918 for discharge from Australian Imperial Force due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Two forms in the Service Record file have recorded that Temporary 2nd Corporal Hoyes was returning to Australia on Wandilla, however a Telegram to Secretary of Defence, Melbourne from No 2 Australian Hospital Ship HMAHS “Kanowna” stated that Corporal Ormonde James Hoyes died on 21st April, 1918 at Sea between Suez & Colombo on the way to Australia. Cause of death is not recorded in Service Record file.
Corporal Ormonde James Hoyes is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England as he has no grave. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/g---j.html
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