HAYES, Jack Charles
| Service Number: | 948 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Company Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 12 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Enmore, Inner West Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 19 September 1977, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 948, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 948, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 948, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 948, 1st Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right knee | |
| 14 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 948, 1st Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. wound to the chest. Invalided to England on 5 October 1918 | |
| 10 Dec 1918: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, Citation reads: For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during an attack on a village. Seeing a unit on the left flank held up by rifle and machine gun fire, he took a patrol of five men across the river and by skilful leadership succeeded in locating and rushing several enemy posts, capturing or killing the garrisons and clearing up the area in front of the right flank of the attacking troops for a considerable distance. In particular he rushed one strong post, capturing one officer, thirty one other ranks and seven machine guns. Altogether his party accounted for one officer, seventy one other ranks, and nine machine guns. He did splendid work and showed great courage and initiative. London Gazette on 5 December 1918, page 14460, position 1 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 14 March 1919, page 423, position 17 | |
| 15 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 948, 1st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017. refer to page 302 to get the list of all of the many references to his service in this book. Also, refer to pages 267 and 285. Prior to the war he was a railway engine cleaner of Barhurst NSW. He enlisted 19th Aug 1914 aged 19 years. He served with the 1st Infantry Battalion and rose through the ranks to reach CQMS, a company quarter master sergeant. During his service he earned a Distinguished Conduct Medal DCM. He survived the war, departing the UK for home 24th Dec 1918.
Submitted 15 February 2020 by Maxwell HILL
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Ottiwell John Shaw Hayes and Blanche Louisa Hayes of Margaret Street, Enmore, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 24 December 1918 aboard HT Takada disembrking on 16 February 1919
Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Sarah Jane May Hayes nee Purdon last known address was Homer Street, Earlwood, NSW. Jack and Sarah married in Newtown, NSW during 1923c