Percy John HAYES

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Service Numbers:	6274, 6274
Enlisted:	22 May 1916, Enlisted at Hamilton, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Merino, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Hamilton, Southern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Horse Driver
Memorials:	Merino War Memorial

22 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6274, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Hamilton, Victoria
11 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 6274, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
11 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 6274, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
26 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6274, 6th Infantry Battalion
9 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6274, 6th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the right hand. Embarked for England on 13 August 1918
30 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6274, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Pierce Hayes of Merino, Victoria

Returned to Australia on 22 April 1919 aboard HT Derbyshire

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal