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Charles Edward Hayes

Informations sur naissance

Année de naissance:
1895
Lieu de naissance:
Liverpool, Lancashire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni

Informations service militaire

Pays:
Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Force armée:
British Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Gunner
Numéro de service:
362174
Unités:
 —  Royal Garrison Artillery, 393rd Siege Bty.  (Dernière unité connue)

Informations sur décès

Date de décès:
08/10/1917
Lieu de décès:
Voormezele, Belgique
Cause du décès:
Died of wounds (D.O.W.)
Âge:
22

Cimetière

Voormezeele Enclosures No. 1 and No. 2
Parcelle: I
Rangée: K
Tombe: 47

Distinctions et médailles 2

British War Medal
Médaille
Victory Medal
Médaille

Points d'intérêt 2

#1 Lieu de naissance
#2 Lieu du décès (approximatif)

Mon histoire

Born in Kirkdale, Liverpool, Charles was the son of a German immigrant. When the war broke out his family changed their name from the German-sounding ‘Haase’ to ‘Hayes’. Charles’ father, however, was imprisoned in an internment camp on the Isle of Man. Charles enlisted in the British Expeditionary Force and served as a Gunner in the 393rd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery.

On 27 July 1917 the 393rd Siege Battery went to the Western Front. It joined the 11th heavy Artillery Group near Ypres on 15 September 1917. The guns of the 393rd Siege Battery were positioned at Zillebeke Lake, near Transport Farm and French Farm. During the month of October the batteries of the Group were engaged chiefly on supporting infantry attacks, concentration shoots on German batteries and answering calls from aeroplanes. The casualties in the Group during the month of October were very severe.

Gunner Charles Edward Hayes, aged 22, was gravely wounded early October 1917. The young man was evacuated to Voormezele, where he succumbed to his wounds. Charles was buried in Voormezeele Enclosures No. 1 and No. 2.

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Ancestry
https://www.ancestry.com/
Sources utilisées
CWGC
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/104638/hayes,-/
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The long long trail
https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/
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War Diary
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
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