HAYES, Elvin Hansell Raymond
| Service Number: | 1861 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Penguin, Tasmania, Australia, August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Sheffield, Kentish, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Devonport Cenotaph, Kentish Municipality Honour Roll Mural, Sheffield War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 2 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1861, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1861, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1861, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Hobart | |
| 23 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1861, 40th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, At duty |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Scott Seymour
Heads up Tassie some news from Fallen Diggers - Great news, just received that our case for Private Elvin Hansell Raymond Hayes 1861 40th Bn has been successful. On the 12th February 1917 the 40th Battalion undertook a raid on the German trenches near Armentieres. Despite a previous bombardment on the trenches the wire in front of the German line remained uncut and the men of the 40th Battalion were unable to enter the German trench. The German responded with heavy fire which killed Lt Culton and Private Hayes. Lt Culton and Pt Hayes remains were taken by the Germans and buried. Lt Culton was identified, but sadly Pt Hayes was buried as an Unknown 40th Bn Soldier in Plot XI.D.25 at Pont Du Hem Military Cemetery.
Stand Down Soldier Your Duty is Done.
R.I.P Knowing You Have Been Found.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
Excellent news!
From Dennis Frank, Fallen Diggers Inc
· November 5, 2021 ·
Great news, just received that our case for Private Elvin Hansell Raymond Hayes 1861 40th Bn is successful. On the 12th February 1917 the 40th Battalion undertook a raid on the German trenches near Armentieres. Despite a previous bombardment on the trenches the wire in front of the German line remained uncut and the men of the 40th Battalion were unable to enter the German trench. The German responded with heavy fire which killed Lt Culton and Private Hayes. Lt Culton and Pt Hayes remains were taken by the Germans and buried. Lt Culton was identified, but sadly Pt Hayes was buried as an Unknown 40th Bn Soldier in Plot XI.D.25 at Pont Du Hem Military Cemetery.
Stand Down Soldier Your Duty is Done.
R.I.P Knowing You Have Been Found.
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