Robert Edward HAYES MID

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Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	15 July 1915, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 3 January 1886
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Memorials:	Sebastopol Redan State School No 1289 Roll of Honor

15 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria
10 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 14th Infantry Battalion, Prior to embarking
7 Sep 1916:	Embarked 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne
7 Sep 1916:	Involvement 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1917:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, On 11 April 1917 during an attack on the Hindenberg Line he led a platoon with great gallantry capturing 2 objectives. When the enemy counter attacked he showed great courage in the following hand to hand fighting London Gazette on 28 December 1917, page 13566, position 22 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 18 April 1918,page 843, position 97
18 Apr 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 14th Infantry Battalion
4 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 14th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Ellen Hayes of Alfred Street, Sebastopol, Victoria

Husband of Nellie Mayne Hayes of Humffray Street, East Ballarat, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 1 July 1919 aboard HT Frankfurt diembarking on 20 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal