Hayward, Ernest

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, EdmundErnest Allen Hayward,

Service Service Number Number 1494 5583 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Died of Wounds 15th March 1917 Gallipoli Peninsula France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Hayward, Ernest

SERVICE NO

5583

UNIT

17th Battalion

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

23 yrs 6 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Leuris, Sussex, England

ADDRESS

Wyee, Post Office.

OCCUPATION

Labourer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

29 Feb 1916

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Royal Australian Show Ground, Sydney

PREVIOUS SERVICE NEXT OF KIN

Father;- Thomas Hayward PO Wyee./“Marewa” Addison Rd. Marrickville. Sister;- M Funnell, Marewa” Addison Rd, Marrickville.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height-5’7”. Weight-136lbs. Chest-34-36½”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Brown. Hair-Brown. Slight Hammer toe, 1st L/Foot

RELIGION

C/E

EMBARKED

9 Sept 1916-Sydney per “Euripides”

DISEMBARKED

26 Oct 1916- Plymouth

NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS

13 Mar 1917- Wounded-SW L/Breast.

DIED

15 Mar 1917- France

BURIED

Dernancourt Communal Cem. Ext. SSW of Albert, France

MEDALS

British War Medal-47053, Victory Medal-46503. Memorial Plaque & Scroll310360.

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

Wallet, Letter, Photo, 2 Cards, Pipe, Badges, Comb, Cigar Case, 6d piece/

WILL CORRESPONDENCE

Sister;- M Funnell Father.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 4749137

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