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HAYES, Reginald Howarth
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 133 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Solicitor |
| Died: | Victoria, Australia, 2 January 1924, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Apollo Bay Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Law Institute of Victoria |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 133, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 133, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 133, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Dec 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 20 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 6th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 6th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 29 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 133, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to Neurasthenia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of R.E. Hayes of Chancery Lane, Melbourne Victoria
In November 1915 he was buried by a shell explosion and was unconscious for several days resulting in shell shock which brought on Neurasthenia
Commenced return to Australia on 29 January 1916 aboard HT Suffolk disembarking on 8 March 1916
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal