HAYES, Reginald
| Service Number: | 7507 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 January 1913 |
| Last Rank: | Petty Officer |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Australia (I) WW1 |
| Born: | Grangetown, Cardiff, Wales, 5 January 1883 |
| Home Town: | Milsons Point, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailor, R.N. and R.A.N |
| Died: | Gastric ulcers, Plymouth, Devon, England, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, 10 May 1917, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Plymouth (Ford Park) Cemetery General T. 4. 33., Ford Park Cemetery, Pennycomequick, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crib Point RAN WW1 Roll of Honour (Panel 2) |
World War 2 Service
| 1 Jan 1913: | Enlisted 7507 |
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World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Petty Officer, 7507, HMAS Australia (I) WW1 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 10th May.... Reginald Hayes was born on 5th January, 1883 at Grangetown, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales.
Reginald Hayes signed on to Royal Navy at age of 15 years. He was posted to HMS Impregnable (a Training ship docked at Devonport, England) as Boy II from 27th April, 1898 then transferred to HMS Ganges (Training Ship) on 3rd May, 1898. He was promoted to Boy 1st Class on 3rd February, 1899; transferred to several ships then promoted to Ordinary Seaman on 5th January, 1901.
Reginald Hayes, at the age of 18, signed on with the Royal Navy on 5th January, 1901 for a period of 12 years. He was 5ft 8in with grey eyes, a fair complexion & had a dagger piercing a heart tattooed on his right forearm. Reginald Hayes was given a service number of 198804 (Devonport).
Ordinary Seaman Reginald Hayes was promoted to Able Seaman on 25th August, 1902
Reginald Hayes married Maud Jeffery in Devonport, Devon, England, Their marriage was registered in the March quarter of 1905.
Able Seaman Reginald Hayes was promoted to Leading Seaman while on HMS Leviathan on 1st August, 1911.
Reginald Hayes joined Royal Australian Navy on 13th January, 1913 with an agreement of 5 years. His service number was 7507.
Reginald Hayes served on HMAS Vivid as Leading Seaman from 13th January, 1913 then was transferred to HMAS Australia on 21st June, 1913. According to his Royal Navy records he was reported to be still serving on Australia on 14th February, 1914. He took part in operations on German New Guinea in September, 1914.
Reginald Hayes was special rated Petty Officer on 8th January, 1915 “for exceptional work during diving operations on Ship on Active Service”.
Petty Officer Reginald Hayes died on 10th May, 1917 from perforated Gastric Ulcer. He was buried in Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth, Devon, England & shares a headstone with 2 other naval men.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/ford-park.html
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