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HAYES, Albert (Cyril)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3432 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1916, Enlisted at Charleville, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Colac, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Cunnamulla, Paroo, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3432, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Charleville, QLD | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3432, 47th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3432, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Served as Albert Hayes but father stated his true names was Cyril Hayes and wrote to Base Records on 22 March 1918 that he was infact under age and he had run away from home and had not had his father's permission to enlist. His sister, Annie whom he had list as his next of kin was in fact only fourteen years of age.
Son of James Hayes formerly of Colac, Victoria later of Biggenden, QLD
Next of kin given as his sister Annie Hayes of 'Coalston Lake, Biggenden, QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal