Regimental number | 1759 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Moyhu, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, A J Haynes, Moyhu, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 6 weeks in Senior Cadets; 'outside radius'. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 7th Bn, Gallipoli, 26 May 1915. Wounded in action, Lone Pine, 8 August 1915 (gun shot wound, head), and admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, and transferred to Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to Alexandria, 13 August 1915, and admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 14 August 1915 (gun shot wound, scalp); transferred to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, 14 August 1915; to Base Details, 20 August 1915. Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, 3 September 1915 (septic hand); transferred to No 2 Auxiliary Hospital, 5 September 1915; to A&NZ Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 27 September 1916; discharged to Australian Overseas Base, fit for Active Service, 2 December 1915. Rejoined 7th Bn, Serapeum, 9 March 1916. Taken on strength, 48th Battery, and mustered as Gunner, 17 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria for England, 1 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 December 1916; taken on strength, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, 14 December 1916. Transferred to 24th Field Artillery Brigade, 16 December 1916, and posted to 44th Battery. Wounded in action, 29 January 1917 (shrapnel wound, compuind fracture, right wrist); admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance, 30 January 1917, and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station Commenced return to Australia, 23 May 1917; discharged (medically unfit: wounded: gun shot wound, right hand), Melbourne, 27 September 1917.MSBV |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 67 |
Place of burial | Wangaratta Cemetery, Victoria |