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William Alfred BAYES

Regimental number942
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressQueenstown, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinWife, Mrs Florence Harietta Hayes, Queenstown, Tasmania
Enlistment date18 November 1915
Rank on enlistment2nd Corporal
Unit nameMining Corps, Company 3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 20 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Tunnelling Company
FateReturned to Australia 1 November 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: William Alfred BAYES; Wife: Florence BAYES. Plaque in Hobart Garden of Remembrance.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death11 December 1923
Age at death48
Place of burialQueensborough Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania

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