Alan Melrose HAYES

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HAYES, Alan Melrose

Service Number:	447
Enlisted:	15 August 1914, Essendon, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Northcote, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria
Schooling:	Moonee Ponds Public School, Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Panel 28
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Essendon State School No 483 Roll of Honor, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

15 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 447, 7th Infantry Battalion, Essendon, Victoria
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 447, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 447, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
6 Apr 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, At Alexandria, Egypt
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 447, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 447 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-04-25

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

True name Alan Melrose Hayes

Son of John Thomas Hayes and Jeannie Hayes of South Merbein, Victoria formerly of 26 Sussex Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria

Brother of James Matheson Hayes who returned to Australia on 7 November 1915 having served with the 7th Battalion; Trevor Batty Hayes who returned to Australia on 21 January 1919 having served with the 7th Field Artillery Brigade and Francis Hayes who returned to Australia on 1 April 1919 having served with the 5th Battalion

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served with the cadets for about 3 years

Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

From the Red Cross wounded and missing file.

“On 25 April at the original landing I saw Lance Corporal Hayes shot as he was getting out of the boat. He was killed, he jumped out just before me. I knew him well.” Private T. Simpson 1189 7th Battalion AIF.

“He was shot whilst disembarking on 25 April. He was pulled out of the water by a man called Hadden.” 424 Private H.C. Prunty 7th Battalion AIF.

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