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HAYES, Edward John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 156 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker & Platelayer |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 1962, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 156, 1st Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sapper, 156, 1st Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sapper, 156, 1st Field Company Engineers, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 22 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 156, 1st Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Hayes and Mary Ann Hayes of Woollahara Fire Station, Sydney, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 22 July 1917 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 25 September 1917
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal