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HAYES, Albert John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5101 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tooborac, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Tooborac, Mitchell, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School Tooborac, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Tooborac War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5101, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5101, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5101, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion, In the field |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Hayes and Mary Elizabeth Hayes of Tooborac, Victoria. Brother of William Joseph Hayes who returned to Australia on 26 June 1919 having served with the 7th Battalion
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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