John Thomas HAYES

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Service Numbers:	2662A, 2662
Enlisted:	2 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Letter A added to his service number when taken on strength
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	North Fitzroy, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 25 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

2 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2662A, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Letter A added to his service number when taken on strength
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2662, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2662, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
25 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 2662A, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2662A awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-25

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Son of Thomas William Hayes of Woodhead Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal