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HAYES, Walter James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3417 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 October 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 10 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tram Conductor |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 21 October 1970, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3417, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3417, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3417, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 42nd Infantry Battalion, From 49th Battalion | |
| 26 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, 3417, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 41st Infantry Battalion, From 42nd Battalion | |
| 3 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3417, 41st Infantry Battalion, Discharged in London. Unit demobilised |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Hayes and Annie Jane Hayes nee Short of Maryborough Road, Gympie, QLD
Brother of Herbert Henry Hayes who died of wounds on 27 August 1915 at Gallipoli and has no known grave. His name appears on the Lone Pine Memorial, Panel 46; William John Hayes who returned to Australia in late 1917 having served with the 15th Battalion
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal