HAYES, James Joseph
(Service number 53783)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 19/11/1883 | Place of Birth | Lawrence |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address at Enlistment | Omarama | ||
| Occupation | Ploughman | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Miss Mary HAYES (sister), Club Hotel, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Reinforcements, H Company | ||
| Date | 16 July 1917 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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| Where Captured and by Whom | |
| Actions Prior to Capture | |
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Death
| Date | 6 January 1968 | Age | 84 years |
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| Place of Death | North Taieri | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
James Joseph Hayes was born on 19 November 1883 at Lawrence, the son of James and Mary Hayes. He was a farm labourer at Omarama, Timaru, when his name was drawn in the military Service Ballot late in 1916. He gave his occupation as ploughman on enlisting, and named his sister as next-of kin – Miss Mary Hayes, Club Hotel, Timaru. Both his parents were by then deceased. John Philip Hayes, a brother, also served in World War I, and James is buried with him at Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [29 September 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [30 September 2020]; Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, burial record & headstone image (Dunedin City Council) [01 October 2020]; Star, 15 December 1916 (Papers Past) [28 September 2020]
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