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HAYES, Harold Horace
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 842, 1756 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Herberton, Queensland, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Barman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 29 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium Plot X1V, Row D, Grave 10. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, West End Kurilpa War Memorial Clock Tower |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 842, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 19 Aug 1914: | Embarked Private, 842, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 19 Aug 1914: | Involvement Private, 842, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jan 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 842, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Discharged at the 1st Military District | |
| 28 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1756, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1756, 13th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1756, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 4th Pioneer Battalion, From 13th Battalion | |
| 27 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Pioneer Battalion | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 1756, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1756 awm_unit: 4th Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-09-29 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Hayes and Adelaide Hayes of corner of May Street and Hargrave Road, South Brisbane, QLD
He lies a hero he sacrificed his King and Country Mother
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal