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HAYES, Henry William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 55634 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
5 Dec 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 55634, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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