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HAYSOM, Archibald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 13952 |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 13952, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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