HAY, Charles William
| Service Numbers: | 6467, Commissioned Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Lady Bay, Huon, Tasmania, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Aircraft accident - dived into sea, Montrose, Scotland, 8 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Arras Flying Services Memorial, Hobart Roll of Honour, Ravenshoe War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6467, 7th Infantry Brigade Train | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6467, 7th Infantry Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Killed in an accident over the North Sea |
Life in North Qld
At the time of enlisting Charles Hay appears to have been living in North Qld. His Attestation Paper notes that he enlisted on 11 January 1915 at Herberton Qld, and on those same attestation paper his middle name of William was inserted after first writing Charles Hay. He notes on the attestation paper that he was a member of the Evelyn Rifle Club, Evelyn being a small farming community near Ravenshoe in North Qld, with Ravenshoe and Herberton being neighbouring towns. The Ravenshoe War Memorial contains names of service personnel living in the surrounding areas when they enlisted. The Memorial contains the name Hay, C and based on information on his attestation paper there is every reason to believe that Hay, C is Charles William Hay SN 6467.
Submitted 19 March 2020 by Claude McKelvey
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Charles and Elizabeth HAY
HAY.-In sad but loving memory of our dearly loved son and brother. Charles William Hay, Lieut. R.F.C, D.C.M., who was killed while on patrol duty near the Scottish coast on April 8, 1918.
'Tis God that lifts our comforts high,
Or sinks them in the grave;
He gave, and when He takes away
He takes but what He gave.
Till the day break and the shadows pass
away.
inserted by his father, mother, and sisters, 39 Burnett-street.
The Mercury Hobart Tusday 08 April 1919 page 1
Mr. and Mrs. C. Hay, 39 Burnett street, Hobart, have received official information of the death of their only son, Lieut. Charles William Hay, of the Australian Flying Corps. He enlisted in Queensland in February, 1915, being then staff-sergeant in Australian Army Service Corps. No particulars have come to hand, only that he met his death on April 8, through his machine diving into the sea off the Scottish coast. Lieut. Hay was very well
known, and was extremely popular among a wide circle of friends.
The Mercury Hobart Monday 22 April 1918 page 6
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