William HAYES

HAYES, William

Service Number: 1826
Enlisted: 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank: Gunner
Last Unit: 3rd Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Sandborough, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town: Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Civil Servant
Died: Wanneroo, Western Australia, 3 October 1991, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
Commemorated with a plaque in the Western Australia Garden of Remembrance. Crematorium Rose Gardens, Garden 32, Position 0162
Memorials: West Leederville St Barnabas Anglican Church Honour WW1 Board
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World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 1826, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
3 Oct 1914: Involvement Gunner, 1826, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
3 Oct 1914: Embarked Gunner, 1826, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Brisbane
16 Jul 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 1826, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Multiple shell wounds
13 Aug 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1826, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 5th Military District as wounded

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of R.H. Hayes of Sandsborough, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 8 May 1916 aboard HS Themistocles disembarking on the 19 June 1916

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal