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HAYES, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2895 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Westonia, Westonia, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Prospector |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2895, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2895, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2895, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, From 16th Battalion | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2895, 48th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock | |
| 17 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 48th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 4 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2895, 48th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Westonia, WA
Husband of Winifred Maud Hayes nee Griffin of Cottesloe, WA. James and Winifred married in Perth, WA during 1904c
Commenced return to Australia on 28 February 1919 aboard HT Anchises disembarking on 10 April 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal