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HAYES, Alfred Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2337 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Richmond Plains, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cab Driver |
| Died: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1943, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2337, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2337, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2337, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 23 May 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2337, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to deafness |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Dyer Hayes and Jane Hayes nee Mann of Richmond, Victoria
Next of kin given as his sister Emily Willson nee Hayes of Rowena Parade, Richmond, Victoria
Alfred and three other soldiers were found guilty in Court Martial held in the field for desertion. Found guilty and sentenced to 60 days but was later remitted
Commenced return to Australia on 13 February 1917 aboard HT Benalla disembarking on 10 April 1917
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal