Robert James HAYES

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Service Number:	787
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Surrey Hills, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Surrey Hills, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Surrey Hills State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Motor Mechanic
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 30 April 1915, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 1, Row B, Grave 38. Headstone inscription reads: Nothing in my hand I bring simply to the cross I cling,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camberwell War Memorial, Surrey Hills WWI, The Shrine

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Surrey Hills, Victoria
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 787, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 787, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne

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