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HAYES, William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 407, 3631 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 November 1914, Enlisted at Duntroon NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balinglass, County Wicklow, Ireland, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 407, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Enlisted at Duntroon NSW | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 407, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Discharged at the 2nd Military District | |
| 27 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3631, 55th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
| 18 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 55th Infantry Battalion, Later reverted back to Private | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 3631, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 3631, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3631, 55th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Previously served with the British Army's Irish Fusilers
Son of John Hayes of County Wicklow, Ireland
Husband of Sarah Elizabeth Hayes nee Folley of Vulcan Street, Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland. William and Sarah married on 1 March 1919 in Bristol Registry Office, England. Registrar Francis S. Bealey officiated
Commenced return to Australia from Rabaul on 1 February 1916
Medal: British War Medal
Commenced return to Australia on 22 December 1919 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 7 February 1920
Medal: Victory Medal