HAYWARD, Lancelot Alfred
| Service Number: | W114 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 July 1941, Claremont, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 12 August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | St Peter's College, Adelaide University |
| Occupation: | Doctor |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 5 September 1964, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board |
World War 2 Service
| 18 Jul 1941: | Involvement Lieutenant Colonel, W114 | |
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| 18 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Claremont, WA | |
| 18 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, W114 | |
| 27 Aug 1945: | Discharged |
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Excerpt from Blood Sweat and Fears: Medical Practitioners and Medical Students of South Australian who Served in World War 1. Courtesy of the Authors
Lancelot Alfred Hayward was born in Norwood, South Australia, on 12th August 1891, the son of William Thornborough Hayward and his wife Florence. He attended St Peter’s College and was prominent in newspaper reports of school cricket and swimming sports. He graduated MB BS from Adelaide University in 1914. Prior to the outbreak of war he was a 2nd lieutenant in the school cadets in 1909.
Hayward enlisted in the AIF on 19th April 1915. He was 23 years of age, single, 6ft, tall, and weighed 150lbs. His father was named as his next of kin. He was posted as a captain to 3AGH at Mudros in August. He was evacuated sick to England in November on the Mauretania, and then sent back to Australia for a month. He had short attachments to 1 LHFA and 2 ASH on his return to Egypt, until he was sent to France to join 1 Div Engineers. He was promoted major in May 1917, and remained with the Engineers until September 1918. He was posted to 1 FdAmb and served with the FdAmb until I Aust Corps was withdrawn in October following the breaking of the Hindenburg Line. After the Armistice and during the Spanish Flu epidemic Hayward was attached to 2 FdAmb. His appointment was terminated on the 2nd September 1919. Hayward was issued with the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
Hayward was appointed medical officer at the Barmera Hospital, South Australia in 1922. Hayward then moved to Perth where he worked as a Physician and Anaesthetist at the Perth Hospital. He was a Member of the Board of Health Western Australia in 1923. He had a younger brother living also in Perth and Hayward and his family, were often reported in the local newspapers for social events and their travel by rail and sea from Perth to Adelaide and back again visiting their large extended family. The family was living at St Georges Terrace, Perth in 1930 and in 1936 his family resided at Birdwood Parade, Dalkeith. He was President of the WA Branch of the BMA from 1938-9. He played golf at the Karrinyup Club. Hayward served with Home Forces from 1941-45 as DADMS 13 Bde, Western Command, and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel during WW2. Lancelot Alfred Hayward died on 5th September 1964.
Sources:
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=4749300
Photo: tumblr_lugyhwdmCJ1qz99gro1_4001] Mapping our Anzacs
The Daily News Perth 3rd July 1930
Chronicle Adelaide 26 August 1922
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