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HAYES, William Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 796 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 September 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Liverpool, England, 5 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Lorquon, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Liverpool, England, 1949, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 796, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 796, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 796, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, From 8th Battalion | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, From 60th Battalion | |
| 13 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 796, 57th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the neck | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Machine Gun Company, From Base Depot | |
| 27 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, From 15th Machine Gun Company | |
| 14 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 796, 57th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the left leg | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 796, 57th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Wound to the left leg. | |
| 28 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 796, 57th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister Miss Kanny of Walter Street, Liverpool, QLD. Following her death it was changed to Jane Bowker of Park Road, Liverpool, England
Son of Charlotte Alice Hayes of Woodruff Street, Liverpool, England
Commenced return to Australia 3 December 1918 aboard HT Port Hacking disembarking on 27 January 1919
Post war he resided at Barkley Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria
In 1923 he applied for his medals while residing in Rose Place, Liverpool, England
Husband of Catherine Hayes of Liverpool, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal