HAYWARD, Edward Waterfield
| Service Numbers: | SX8887, SX8887 (S213195) |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1940, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kent Town, Adelaide, South Australia , 10 November 1903 |
| Home Town: | Mitcham, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Westminster School, London, and the Collegiate School of St Peter, Adelaide |
| Occupation: | Businessman, Philanthropist, Army Officer, Cattle and Horse Breeder |
| Died: | Springfield, Adelaide, South Australia, 13 August 1983, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hackney St Peter's College WW2 Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 17 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 17 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, SX8887 | |
| 19 Nov 1945: | Discharged | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Lieutenant Colonel, SX8887 (S213195), Australian Army Canteen Service | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Captain, SX8887, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
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Commissioned in the Militia on 4 September 1939, Hayward performed intelligence duties at Keswick Barracks, Adelaide, before joining the Australian Imperial Force in July 1940. He arrived in the Middle East in February 1941 and served at Tobruk, Libya, with the 2/43rd Battalion. In August he transferred to the Australian Army Canteens Service as a major. Back in Australia, in June 1943 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and appointed a deputy director in the AACS. His duties took him to Papua, New Guinea, Morotai and Labuan. He was twice mentioned in despatches and was awarded the American Bronze Star Medal for his work. On 20 November 1945 he transferred to the Reserve of Officers.
Read Rose Wilson's article on the life of Sir Edward and more on the Australian Dictionary of Biography link to the left of the page
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