William Leslie HAYES

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Service Numbers:	1037, 3790
Enlisted:	14 August 1914, Enlisted at Rockhapmton, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 22 October 1894
Home Town:	Mackay, Mackay, Queensland
Schooling:	Mackay State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Jeweller
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

14 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1037, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Enlisted at Rockhapmton, QLD
16 Aug 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1037, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Embarked at HT Kanowna at Thursday Island
18 Sep 1914:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1037, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Discharged at Townsville after the troopship had returned following and incident on board with the ship's firemen. He did not participate in the capture of German New Guinea
9 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3790, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
30 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3790, 9th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
30 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3790, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane
29 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion, From 9th Battalion
12 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 3790, 49th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3790 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12

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Son of Robert Hayes and Elizabeth Ann Hayes nee West of Cromer Hospital, Shakespeare Street, Mackay, QLD

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal