Charles William HAYES

HAYES, Charles William

    Service Number: 16074
    Enlisted: 21 December 1915, Enlisted at Melboourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Driver
    Last Unit: 12th Field Artillery Brigade
    Born: Warra Warra, Victoria, Australia, 21 March 1888
    Home Town: Darnum, Baw Baw, Victoria
    Schooling: Darnum State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Wood Worker
    Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 May 1950, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia
    Memorials: Muckleford State School Roll of Honor, Warragul Great European War Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    21 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 16074, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Melboourne, Victoria
    27 May 1916: Embarked Gunner, 16074, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
    27 May 1916: Involvement Gunner, 16074, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
    26 Oct 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, 112 Battery. From Australian Army Training Depot in England
    26 Oct 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, In England
    29 Mar 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 12th Field Artillery Brigade
    27 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 16074, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Wound fracturing forearm. Transferred to England on 30 September 1917
    10 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 16074, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Second occasion. wound to the right thigh. Invalided to England on 11 August 1918
    9 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 16074, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Samuel Frederick Hayes and Margaret Hayes nee Mahony of Darnum, Victoria later of Castlemaine, Victoria

    Commenced return to Australia on 25 January 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 23 March 1919

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

    In 1939 Charles was residing in Wangaratta, Victoria when applying for a replacement dischaarge certificate. He also gave his place of birth as Warra Warra, Victoria

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