HAYES, Theophilus Trenvill
| Service Numbers: | 2028, 1831 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 January 1915, Claremont, Tas |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia, 4 May 1898 |
| Home Town: | Claremont, Glenorchy, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, France, 28 March 1918, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Querrieu British Cemetery, Picardie Row A , Grave 3 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2028, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2028, 12th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne HMAT Hororato - | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2028, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1831, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1831, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1831, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Hobart | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1831, 40th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Theophilus was born in Ulverstone, Tasmania on 4th May, 1898
His parents were William HAYES & Florence Louisa CORNICK - his mother Florence died on 17th May, 1898 only 13 days after he was born
He first enlisted on 28th January, 1915 and embarked with the 12th Infantry Battalion, 5th reinforcements on the HMAT Hororato on 17th April, 1915 from Melbourne - he was returned to Australia due to illness and was discharged on 6th August, 1915
He enlisted again on 21st July, 1916 and embarked with the 40th Infantry Battalion, 2nd reinforcements on the HMAT Ballarat from Hobart on 8th August, 1916
He died of wounds in France on 28th March, 1918 and is buried in the Querrieu British Cemetery and his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
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His brother Elvin Hansell Raymond HAYES (SN1861) was Killed in Action on 12th February, 1917
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