Francis Michael HAYES

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Service Number:	6048
Enlisted:	24 February 1916, Enlisted at the Sydney Showgrounds, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Thirmere, Picton, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Summer Hill, Ashfield, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Mechanic
Died:	Wounds, 45th Casualty Clearing Station, France, 9 February 1917
Cemetery:	Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V, Row A, Grave 23
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

24 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6048, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at the Sydney Showgrounds, NSW
22 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 6048, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
22 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 6048, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney
4 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6048, 13th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the head

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Address at the time of enlistment was Smith Street, Summer Hill, NSW

Son of Michael Joseph Hayes and Martha Hayes of 'The Oaks', Picton, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal