HAYES, Ernest Walter
| Service Number: | 2021 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 November 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Petersham, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Lindfield, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street High School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | University Student |
| Died: | Wounds, France, 2 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 1V, Row A, Grave 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2021, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2021, 31st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2021, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 24 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Sep 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2021, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2021 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-09-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Ernest George Hayes and Kathleen Hayes of Colonial Treasury, Sydney, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Ernest George and Kathleen Hayes, of Colonial Treasury, Sydney.
PEACE WITH LOVED ONES FAR AWAY IN JESU'S KEEPING WE ARE SAFE AND THEY
L-CORP E.W. HAYES.—It is with deep regret also that we notice the death from wounds of Lance-Corp. E.W. Hayes (“ Wal” ) the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Hayes, “ Verona” Lindfield who passed right through the School, and gained his L.C. with honours in 1914. He then took up Law, and was articled to Mr. F. G. Lane, of Messrs. Kershaw, Matthews and Lane.
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