William John HAYES

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Service Number:	5348
Enlisted:	8 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Field Ambulance
Born:	Ararat, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Clayton, Monash, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Gardener
Memorials:

8 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5348, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
1 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 5348, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
1 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 5348, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Melbourne
23 Jun 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 17th Field Ambulance , At Rollestone, England
26 Nov 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Field Ambulance, From 17th Field Ambulance after it was disbanded
12 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5348, 15th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

Husband of Mary Ann Hayes of Moray Street, South Melbourne, Victoria. Sometimes known as Clara Alice Hayes nee Freeman

Commenced return to Australia on 10 December 1918 aboard HT Somali as nursing staff disembarking on 8 February 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal