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HAYES, Benjamin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6828 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 January 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Gravesend, England, 25 January 1881 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick East, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia, 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6828, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 6828, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 6828, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 29 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, From Machine Gun Companies & Battalions Details | |
| 2 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, From 23rd Battalion | |
| 9 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6828, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to effort syndrome |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment he was living in Brunswick East, Victoria
Son of Benjamin Hayes and Susan Hayes nee Sherman of Parrock Street, Graves end, England
Prior to arriving in Australia he had served in the Royal Marines Light Infantry for nine years
Commenced return to Australia on 20 December 1918 aboard HT Somali (originally supposed to return on HT Takada) disembared on 11 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal