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HAYES, Alexander Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 117 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 February 1916, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW |
| Last Rank: | First Class Air Mechanic |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
| Born: | Bega, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Murwillumbah, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, 31 March 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 117, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW | |
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| 16 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 117, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 117, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, First Class Air Mechanic, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps | |
| 3 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, First Class Air Mechanic, 117, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas John Hayes and Jessie Lily Hayes of Bega, NSW
Husband of Florence E.M. Hayes nee Strong of Mary Street, Grafton, NSW. Alexander and Florence married in Grafton, NSW during 1916c
Commenced return to Australia 6 May 1919 aboard Kaiser-I-Hind disembarking on 19 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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