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HAYES, Oswald Norman
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 365, 980 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Como, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Woolclasser |
| Memorials: | Sutherland WW1 Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 365, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 19 Aug 1914: | Embarked Private, 365, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 19 Aug 1914: | Involvement Private, 365, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Mar 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 365, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Discharged at the 2nd Military District | |
| 7 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 980, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
| 22 May 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 980, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
| 22 May 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 980, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Bakara, Melbourne | |
| 26 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
| 28 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
| 1 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
| 22 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
| 3 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 980, 1st Light Horse Regiment, To the right leg | |
| 23 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William R. Hayes and Annie M. Hayes
Commenced return to Australia on 23 December 1918 aboard HT Leicestshire disembarking on 22 January 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal