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HAYES, William Fitzgerald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2768 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Australian Mounted Divisional Train |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Lake Boga, Swan Hill, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Victoria, Australia, 17 July 1978, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lake Boga General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2768, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2768, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2768, 8th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mongolia, Melbourne | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Imperial Camel Corps , From 8th Light Horse | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd ANZAC Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps, Discharged at the 3rd Military District | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Army Service Corps AIF | |
| 13 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Army Service Corps AIF | |
| 21 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Mounted Divisional Train | |
| 25 May 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2768, Australian Mounted Divisional Train, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Augustus Hayes and Margaret Cecilia Hayes nee O'Sullivan of 'Glendalough', Lake Boga, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 17 July 1919 aboard HT Dunluce Castle disembarking on 26 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Yvonne Hayes of Lake Boga, Victoria