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HAYS, Walter Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 35339 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 November 1916, Enlisted at Burnie, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Waratah, Tasmania, Australia, 15 January 1890 |
| Home Town: | Burnie, Burnie, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia, 10 April 1954, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Burnie Baptist Church HR, Burnie Loyal Wellington Lodge No 5229 I.O.O.F. M.U. Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 35339, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlisted at Burnie, Tasmania | |
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| 9 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 35339, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 35339, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 16 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, From Field Artillery Brigades | |
| 2 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, From 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 10 Oct 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 15 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 35339, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Battery. Discharged at the 6th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Hays and Maria Anne (sometimes referred to as Marion) Isabel Hays nee Snare of Burnie, Tasmania
Commenced return to Australia on 20 June 1919 aboard HT Konig Frederick August disembarking on 5 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Tasmania
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Clara May Hays nee Bakes of Tasmania