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HAYES, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5112 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 January 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ightham, Kent, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5112, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5112, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5112, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Captured at Langcourt, France. Interned at Gef Wahn. Repatriated to England | |
| 7 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5112, 11th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was C/- W. Hendry of Elliot Street Bunbury, WA
Next of kin given s his sister C. Whiberly of Palmeira Street, Bexley Heath, Kent, England
Commenced return to Australia on 31 March 1919 aboard HT Khyber disembarking on 23 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal