HALES, Hedley Locton Gribble
| Service Number: | 7079 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nhill, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Woomelang, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Woomelang State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7079, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 7079, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 7079, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 37th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His older brother, 6027 Pte Edwin Herbert Lander Hales, 38th Battalion AIF, had previously died of wounds, 10 March 1917, aged 26.
Hedley Hales only joined his unit in France on the 4 September 1917, and was killed in action one month later at the Battle of Broodseinde near Ypres, in Belgium.
They were both the sons of Thomas and Mary Ann Rosina Hales of Woomelang, Victoria.
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His older brother, 6027 Pte Edwin Herbert Lander Hales, 38th Battalion AIF, had previously died of wounds, 10 March 1917, aged 26.
Hedley Hales only joined his unit in France on the 4 September 1917, and was killed in action one month later at the Battle of Broodseinde near Ypres, in Belgium.
They were both the sons of Thomas and Mary Ann Rosina Hales of Woomelang, Victoria.