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HAYSEY, Robert Ellesmere
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2588 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 May 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Seymour, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Narre Warren North, Casey, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Victoria, Australia, 8 April 1979, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on on 11 April 1979. Ashes interred in the Boronia area, Wall E, Niche 377 |
| Memorials: | Harkaway Avenue of Honour and Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2588, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2588, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2588, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Jun 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2588, 7th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the head, thumb and thigh. Embarked HS St. Denis on 2 July 1916 for England | |
| 7 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion, In England | |
| 7 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 13 Aug 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 4 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2588, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George William Haysey of Seymour and Anne Haysey of Narre Warren North, Victoria formerly of Seymour, Victoria
Brother of Norman Haysey who was killed in action while serving with the 21st Battalion and is buried in the Crucifix Corner Cemetery. Plot 111, Row B, Grave 3
Commenced return to Australia on 30 April 1919 aboard HT Karagola disembarking on 12 June 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Croix de Guerre (Belgium) London Gazette on
12 July 1918, page 8190, position 24 and Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on
27 November 1918, page 2262, position 112