Joseph HAYES

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Service Numbers:	140 , 140
Enlisted:	19 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Stawell, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Middle Park, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	St. Ignatius School, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 4 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

19 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 140 , 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
10 May 1915:	Involvement Sergeant, 140, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Sergeant, 140, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
4 Sep 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 23rd Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli
13 Sep 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 23rd Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli
1 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 23rd Infantry Battalion, In France

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Son of Patrick James Hayes and Helen Hayes of Wright Street, Middle Park, Victoria

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