Ancestor Details

Name of Ancestor: Michael Hayes

Ancestor's date of birth: 04/09/1877

Ancestor's date of death: C1955

Cause of Death: Not Stated

Service Number: 1574

Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: NSW

Unit: 3^rd NSW Mounted Rifles, E Squadron

Rank attained in Boer War: TPR, Date Effective: On enlistment

Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No evidence of post Boer War service

Murray Page: 136

Contingent: Fifth New South Wales

Ship: British Princess, Date of Sailing: 21/03/1901

Memorial details: Detail not provided

Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Orange Free State, Transvaal, SA1901 and SA1902 clasps.

Personal Characteristics: Occupation: He was a baker and he was born in Orange NSW.

Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided

Details of service in war: April 1901 - April 1902 in Free State and East Transvaal including Boer breakthrough at Langverwacht (24 February 1902).

Service and life after the Boer War: Returned to Australia: 3 June 1902. No further details of his life provided.

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Dr James Michael Hayes, Bellevue Hill NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Paternal Grandson

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