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HAYES, Roland
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 876 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | Army Service Corps (AIF WW1) |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia , 1895 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Torrensville, South Australia, 3 May 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Divisional Train | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 876, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Medic, Adelaide | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 876, 1st Divisional Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 15 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 876, 1st Divisional Train, Wounds to the back and thigh. Invalided to England on 22 September 1918 | |
| 3 Dec 1918: | Involvement Driver, 876, Army Service Corps (AIF WW1) | |
| 28 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 876, Discharged at the 4th Military District. | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 876 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Albert Henry Hayes and Letitia Hayes of 'Romada', Halifax Street, Adelaide, SA formerly of Franklin Street, Adelaide, SA. Birth name registered as Albert Roland Victory Hayes. Death recorded as the same but married as Roland
Commemced return to Australia on 3 December 1918 aboard HT Port Hacking disembarking on 27 January 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Helen Oman Hayes nee Willis. Roland and Helen married on 10 March 1921 in the Chalmers Church, Adelaide, SA