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HAYES, Samuel John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6523 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 April 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Williams, Western Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Mingenew, Mingenew, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Swan Boys Orphanage, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Crucifix Corner Cemetery Plot V, Row E, Grave 7, Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mingenew Upper Irwin Roads Board District Roll of Honor WW1, Walkaway Irwin and Greenough and Districts Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6523, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6523, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6523, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle | |
| 28 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion, From the 16th Battalion; in the field | |
| 19 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 6523, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6523 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-19 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas William Hayes and Sarah Jean Hayes of Perth, WA
Next of kin given as his brother William Thomas Hayes of Upper Blackwood, WA also brother of James Frederick Hayes of East Perth, WA and Ellen Selina Hayes
Samuel had trained as a Cook
Medal: British War Medal, Victory Medal