John Howard HAYES

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Service Number:	11956
Enlisted:	10 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	12th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Northcote, Darebin, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Postal Employee
Died:	Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia, 1980, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

10 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 11956, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
28 Jan 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 11956, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jan 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 11956, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
19 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column
13 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , From 1st Divisional Ammunition Column. On 29 September 1917 he reverted to Gunner at his own request
19 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 11956, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Had been reverted to Gunner at his request. Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of William Thomas Hayes and Hannah M. Hayes nee Howard of Clarendon Street, Northcote, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 11 May 1919 aboard HT Borda diembarking on 27 June 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1921c John married Ruby Sweetman in Victoria