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HAYES, Edward George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 402 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 April 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sheerness, England, 1879 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Linesman |
| Died: | Preston, Victoria, Australia, 19 February 1945, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hawthorn Postmaster General's Department Victoria 1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 402, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 402, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 402, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 402, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfot |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward George Hayes and Emily Hayes of Sheerness, England
Husband of Hannah Boardman Hayes nee Cross of Bright Street, Melbourne South, Victoria. Edward and Hannah married in Victoria during 1908c. Father of HenryJames Albert Haynes, Olive Grehard Emily Hayes, Charles Washington and Edward George Hayes
Commenced return to Australia on 23 May 1917 aboaard HT Ayrshire
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal