Henry William HAYES

HAYES, Henry William

Service Number: 55634
Enlisted: 5 December 1917, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank: Gunner
Last Unit: 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Rosevale, Queensland, Australia, 7 July 1898
Home Town: Harrisville, Scenic Rim, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Grocer
Died: Queensland, Australia, 24 March 1978, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Harrisville Memorial Gates
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World War 1 Service

5 Dec 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 55634, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
23 Jul 1918: Involvement Private, 55634, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
23 Jul 1918: Embarked Private, 55634, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Marathon, Melbourne
2 Apr 1919: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , In Calais. Appointed Gunner when taken on strength
24 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 55634, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Edward Joseph Hayes and May Hayes nee Meier of Harrisville, QLD

Commenced return to Australia on 9 July 1919 aboard HT Prinz Ludwig disembarking on 9 September 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medal: British War Medal

On 12 May 1923 Henry married Alexandra Sweeney in QLD