Ernest William HOYES

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Service Number:	2714
Enlisted:	23 December 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
Born:	Hampshire, England, 10 June 1881
Home Town:	Frankston, Victoria
Schooling:	Tiffins Grammar School, Kensington on Thames, England
Occupation:	Electrical Contractor
Died:	Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 3 March 1933, aged 51 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Church of England area O, Grave 1262, interred on 6 March 1933
Memorials:

23 Dec 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 2714, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
28 Feb 1918:	Involvement 2714, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
28 Feb 1918:	Embarked 2714, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
1 Jun 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
24 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2714, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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Son of Francis Hoyes and Mary Ann Hoyes nee Purser of Hampshire, England.

Husband of Annie Hoyes of Bay View Hotel, Frankston, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Ypiringa disembarking on 5 July 1919

Medal: British War Medal