Ernest Edwin HAYES

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Service Number:	7731
Enlisted:	12 April 1917, Enlisted at Bunbury, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Newtown, New South Wales, 1888
Home Town:	Cookernup, Harvey, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 22 June 1918
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Killed by shell fire while attacking a German strong point. Originally buried but grave destroyed by future battles , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Yarloop War Memorial

12 Apr 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7731, Enlisted at Bunbury, WA
29 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 7731, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1917:	Embarked Private, 7731, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle

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Son of Edwin Felix and Rebecca Hayes of Cookernup, WA; brother of Felix William Hayes

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal