Regimental number | 2021 |
Place of birth | Petersham, New South Wales |
School | Fort Street High School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | University student |
Address | Milray Street, Lindfield, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Ernest George Hayes, c/o The Treasury, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. Fort Street High School and Sydney University Scouts. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Place of burial | Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 143 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ernest and Kathleen HAYES, Colonial Treasury, Sydney, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin to Sgt Harold A Barry, Gallipoli and killed at Hembaix |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |