John Edward HAYES

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Service Numbers:	446, 446
Enlisted:	28 January 1916, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Warialda, New South Wales, Australia, 12 December 1883
Home Town:	Barraba, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Public Schoo, Barraba, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Wounds, 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, France, 28 April 1917, aged 33 years
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block P, Plot I, Row E, Grave 8B. Headstone inscription reads: Fighting for home and country he like a hero fell, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barraba Colonna Public School WW1 Honor Roll, Barraba Public School Great War Roll of Honor, Barraba War Memorial

28 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 446, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW
4 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 446, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
4 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 446, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney
16 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Infantry Battalion, From 33rd Battalion
9 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 446, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First), Shell wound to the back
28 Apr 1917:	Involvement Private, 446, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 446 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-28

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Son of Thomas James Hayes and Eliza Sarah Hayes of Rodney Street, Barraba, NSW formerly of Warialda, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal