Coming Soon.
HAYES, John Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 128 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 November 1915, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Limerick, Ireland, 1868 |
| Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 31 May 1941, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 128, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 128, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 128, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 128, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 128, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 25 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), From Mining Corps | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 128, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 1st Military District due to overage |
Personal Stories
Help us honour John Joseph Hayes's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Annie Ada Hayes nee Rock of 'Red Hill', Mount Morgan, QLD. John and Annie married in QLD on 22 August 1900. Father of Kathleen May Hayes, Francis Hayes, Thomas Hayes, Mary Hayes and John Hayes
Commenced return to Australia on 27 July 1917 aboard HT Demosthenes
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal