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HAYWARD, Allan Gordon
| Service Number: | 1056 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 January 1915, at Oaklands |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Brompton, South Australia, 13 May 1890 |
| Home Town: | Torrensville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 9 February 1929, aged 38 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1056, 9th Light Horse Regiment, at Oaklands | |
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| 24 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1056, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1056, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 1056, 9th Light Horse Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide High School
Allen Gordon Hayward was born in 1890 in Brompton, South Australia. Before he enlisted into the army he was a Labourer, a person who does basic manual work for money. Allen then enlisted on the 14th of January 1915, this was when he was 25 years old. He was 5ft and 8 1/2 inches, he had a fair complexation with grey eyes and dark brown hair.
Allen participated in the 9th Light Horse Regiment. This was a mounted rifles regiment of the AIF. He served on Gallipoli for about six weeks in October and November 1915 before being evacuated to hospital. He was eventually returned to Australia for medical discharge due to heart complaints.
Allen Gordon Hayward Died on the 9th of February 1929, when he was 39.
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