George Joseph HAYES

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Service Number:	1704
Enlisted:	19 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 30 June 1964, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Botany General Cemetery, New South Wales
Memorials:

19 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1704, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
19 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 1704, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: ''
19 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 1704, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney
22 May 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1704, 19th Infantry Battalion, Suffered a head wound while training
19 Dec 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1704, 19th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to head wound

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Son of George Hayes of Fitzgerald Street, Waverley, NSW

At the time of enlistment he was apprenticed to the Burton Racing Stable of Sydney, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 31 August 1916 aboard NZ HS Marama disembarking on 11 September 1916

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal