George Andrew HAYES

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Service Number:	149
Enlisted:	22 August 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	3rd Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Reedy Creek, South Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Kingston South East, Kingston, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Kingston, South Australia, 5 November 1937, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Kingston SE Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:

22 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 149, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA
22 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 149, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
22 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 149, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide
25 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Light Horse Regiment
31 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 149, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba, Bomb wounds to the thigh and foot. Transferred to Cairo on 4 November 1917 then enroute to Australia
25 Aug 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 149, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Driver, 149, 3rd Light Horse Regiment

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Son of James Andrew Dunn Hayes and Louisa Hayes nee Rivett of Keith, SA

Commenced return to Australia on 15 February 1918 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on 18 March 1918 at Melbourne foe onward travel to Adelaide

Medal: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal