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HAYES, John Danford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6342 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland, 7 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Toogoolawah, Somerset, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Yass, New South Wales, Australia, 24 June 1958, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Yass Cemetery, NSW Church of England Cemetery. |
| Memorials: | Esk War Memorial, Toogoolawah War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6342, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6342, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6342, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 31 Aug 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 6342, 9th Infantry Battalion, Discharged in London. Unit demobilised |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Left for Australia from Ireland on 5 August 1914 and landed at Brisbane, QLD. At the time of enlistment his address was Toogoolawah, QLD. At the time of discharge in London he had no plans to return to Australia
Son of John Hayes and Mary Eleanor Hayes nee Danford of Dublin, Ireland
Next of kin given as his sister Lily Hayes of Leinster Road West Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland
Husband of Majorie Denise Hayes nee Johnston
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal