Charles Rien HAYEK MM

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Service Number:	16263
Enlisted:	4 October 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	2nd Field Company Engineers
Born:	Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Boilermaker
Died:	Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 1949, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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4 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 16263, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
11 Nov 1916:	Embarked Driver, 16263, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
11 Nov 1916:	Involvement Driver, 16263, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
17 May 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Field Company Engineers, From Field Company Engineers
15 Dec 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on 28 October 1917 while packing ammunition under shell fire when blown up by an enemy shell. Although wounded he he continued until the task was completed when he made it known that he was wounded after which he was evacuated London Gazette on 4 February 1918, page 1618, position 80 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 June 1918, page 1393, position 25
30 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 16263, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Shell Shock
21 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 16263, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to Neurasthenia

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Son of Charles Lionel Rien Hayek and Emily Janet Hayek of Bourke Street, Surry Hills, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 10 December 1918 aboard HT Somali disembarking on 14 February 1919

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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