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HAYES, Leslie Major
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6354 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Chauffeur |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers Plot 1V, Row B, Grave 17. Headstone inscription reads: One of the best loving husband of Florrie and Daddie of little Edna, AIF Burial Ground, Flers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 6354, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 6354, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 6354, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Hayes and Martha Hayes of Bairnsdale, Victoria
Husband of Florence May Lewis formerly Hayes of King Street, Mascot, NSW. Father of Edna May Hayes. Medals issued to Florence of 'Llewellyn', Irving Street, West Brunswick, Victoria to be held in Trust for Edna May Hayes
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal