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HAYSOM, Archibald

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Step 1: Personal Details

Service Number:	13952
Enlisted:	28 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	14th Field Ambulance
Born:	Drouin, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Drouin, Baw Baw, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Victoria, Australia, 22 June 1982, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 25 June 1982 and ashes were scattered Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance
Memorials:	Longwarry War Memorial

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Step 2: Service History

World War 1 Service

28 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 13952, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
29 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 13952, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: ''
29 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 13952, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Kanowna, Sydney
12 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Field Ambulance, At Tel-el-Kebir
25 Sep 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads:- Before dawn on 25 September 1917 at the Regimental Aid Post North of Polygon racecourse two bearers had gone out to bring in a wounded man, when a heavy shelling commenced. Some time passed and these men did not return so Private Haysom went out to search for them. He did not find them for a considerable time during which he was completely exposed to shell fire. Eventually he found them, and finding they were lost guided them back to AID POST. His action showed great bravery and coolness and probably saved the lives of these three men London Gazette on 14 January 1918, page 846, position 34 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 23 May 1918 on page 1124 at position 55
28 Nov 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 14th Field Ambulance, In France
20 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 13952, 14th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William Henry Hayscom and Mary Haysom nee Woods of Mount View, Drouin, Victoria. Brother of Albert Haysom who returned to Australia on 25 November 1918

Commenced return to Australia on 9 July 1919 aboard HT Prince Ludwig disembarking on 5 September 1919

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of William Henry Hayscom and Mary Haysom nee Woods of Mount View, Drouin, Victoria. Brother of Albert Haysom who returned to Australia on 25 November 1918

Commenced return to Australia on 9 July 1919 aboard HT Prince Ludwig disembarking on 5 September 1919

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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