James Francis HAYES

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Service Number:	1554
Enlisted:	5 January 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	8th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Petersburg, South Australia, 13 June 1896
Home Town:	Highgate, Vincent, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Memorials:	Adelaide Pathway of Honour - 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment , Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grafton Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Kallangur Vietnam Veterans' Place

5 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1554, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
22 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1554, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
22 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1554, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Fremantle
1 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, AIF Headquarters (Egypt), With the rank of temporary sergeant
2 Jun 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, From 1st Divisional Details (11th Battalion)
31 Jul 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 8th Light Horse Regiment, From 1st Camel Corp. With the rank of Trooper
1 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1554, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit

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Son of James Howard Hayes and Florence May Hayes nee Nelson of Wright Street, Highgate Hill, WA Formerly of Petersburg, SA

Commenced return to Australia on 5 March 1919 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 1 April 1919

Died in Western Australia between discharge and July 1921. Exact date unknown

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