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HAYES, Francis Eric
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1934 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 March 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clunes, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | North Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Assembler |
| Died: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 18 August 1947, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Crematorium Rose Gardens, Garden 14, Site 0009 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Fremantle Branch Australian Natives Association Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1934, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 18 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1934, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1934, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Seang Bee, Fremantle | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 44th Infantry Battalion, From 51st Battalion in England | |
| 4 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1934, 44th Infantry Battalion, Remained on duty | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1934, 44th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to synovites of the knee |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter Neville Hayes and Mary Hayes nee Bull of Hatton Street, Northam, WA formerly of Clunes, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 22 July 1917 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 12 September 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1929c Francis married Nellie Matthews in Northam, WA