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HAYES, Leslie Archibald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 568 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunkeld, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Wycheproof, Buloke, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Wounds, 1st Casualty Clearing Station, France, 26 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, France Plot 11, Row W, Grave 15. Reverend W. Meredith Holliday officiated, Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Estaires, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 568, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 568, 29th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 568, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 568, 29th Infantry Battalion, Multiple wounds from grenade. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Archibald Edmund Hayes and Edith Hayes nee Donaldson of Dunkeld, Victoria. Archibald returned to Australia on 11 March 1916 having served with the 14th Battalion
Next of kin given as his grandmother Mary Hayes of Wycherproof. Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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