William John HAYES

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HAYES, William John

Service Number:	5688
Enlisted:	9 February 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 20 October 1889
Home Town:	Gympie, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 9 July 1981, aged 91 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Gympie Cemetery, Qld
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World War 1 Service

9 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5688, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
4 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 5688, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
4 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 5688, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane
1 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5688, 15th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right eye
10 Nov 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5688, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Henry Hayes and Annie Jane Hayes nee Short of Maryborough Road, Gympie, QLD. Brother of Herbert Richard Hayes who died of wounds on 27 August 1915 while serving with the 15th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Lone Pine Memorial, Panel 46 and Walter James Hayes who return to Australia 1919 have served with the 41st Battalion

Commenced return to Australia on 22 July 1917 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 24 September 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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