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HAYES, Herbert Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2840 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 November 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia, 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2840, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2840, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2840, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 28 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 66th Infantry Battalion, From37th Battalion | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 37th Infantry Battalion, From 66th Battalion | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 37th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2840, 37th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left foot. Invalided to England on 27 August 1918 | |
| 1 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2840, 37th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Herbert Hayes of Hatcham Park Road, New Cross, London, England
Commenced return to Australia on 22 January 1919 aboard HT Demosthenes disembarking on 2 March 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Herbert married Agnes Harrison in Victoria