Edward John HAYES

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Service Number:	2379
Enlisted:	3 August 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Cootamnudra, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Glebe, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Porter
Died:	Victoria, Australia, 22 October 1989, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

3 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2379, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
6 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2379, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
6 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2379, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney
4 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2379, 20th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the leg. Embarked for England on 16 August 1916
7 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2379, 20th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the right shoulder. Embarked for England on 9 April 1918 aboard HS Guildford Castle
7 Jun 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, From 20th Battalion
29 Sep 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , From Machine Gun Details
29 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2379, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Address at the timeof enlistment was Lombard Street, Glebe, NSW

Son of George W. Hayes and Agnes L. Hayes nee Love of Spencer Street, of Melbourne West, Victoria formerly of Cootamundra, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 12 April 1919 aboard HT Suffolk disembarking on 6 June 1919

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

In 1967 he was residing in Kelvin Grove, Thronbury, Victoria