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HAYDEN, Reginald Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 731 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Casino, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coonamble, New South Wales,Australia, 11 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Casino, Richmond Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cab driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 November 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers I. A. 16. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casino and District Memorial Hospital WW1 Roll of Honour, Coonamble Municipality and Wingadee Shire HR |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 731, Casino, New South Wales | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 731, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 731, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 731, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 2 May 1915: | Wounded ANZAC / Gallipoli, Evacuated to Egypt | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 731, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 2 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 731, 49th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 731 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-11-24 | |
| 9 Dec 1916: | Honoured Military Medal, Battle for Pozières , For courage and devotion to duty at Pozieres from 14 to 16 August 1916 in assisting, with two others, in keeping wire communications open with the front line during heavy bombardments and heavy barrage of fire. |
Personal Stories
Recommended for the Distinguished Conduct Medal (awarded MM)
"I wish to bring to your attention the good work done by this NCO, who did excellent service taking messages when all other communication was cut off. This NCO showed great gallantry under very heavy fire, and an utter disregard for danger throughout the time the Battalion occupied the front line. "
Recommended by CO 49th Battalion. Subsequently awarded the Military Medal
Submitted 24 November 2015 by Steve Larkins
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