"Nothing on earth can ever repay, for the sacrifice he made that day"
HAACK, Benajmin Richard
HACKWOOD, Albert EdwardService no 4813
Private 15th Battalion Born Warwick, Qld. Son of A H HACKWOOD Of Gilford Street, Warwick, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 23 September 1915 at Toowoomba, Qld. Died of wounds 20 October 1917 in Belgium Aged 23 years Commemorated Ypres Menin Gate Memorial www.awm.gov.au P07976.002 |
HALL, Robert LeslieService no 730A
Private 31st Battalion Born Hughendew, Qld. Son of William John and Margaret HALL Of Mowbray Street, Hughenden, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Drover Enlisted 07 February 1917 Died of wounds 21 May 1918 Aged 18 years Buried Vinacourt British Cemetery www.awm.gov.au P06811.001 |
HALL, Roger NicholsonService no 2270
Private 42nd Battalion Son of Thomas Raynes and Georgina Ethel Mant HALL Of Cairns, Qld. Killed in action 28 May 1918 in France Aged 22 years Buried Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery www.awm.gov.au P08368.001 |
HALLETT, Hurtle NormanService no 5348
Private 26th Battalion Born Crymelon via Warracknabeal, Vic. Son of George and Sarah HALLETT Of Dalby, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 10 February 1916 Killed in action 22 April 1917 Aged 20 years Buried Noreuil Australian Cemetery, France www.awm.gov.au A00606 |
HAMILTON, Henry Herbert ParkLieutenant
26th Battalion Born Pleworth Co., Middlesex, England Son of Robert and Emilie HAMILTON Occupation prior to enlistment Teacher Resided Morningside, via Brisbane, Qld. Enlisted 08 March 1915 Did of wounds 14 August 1918 Aged 23 years Buried Vignacourt British Cemetery, France www.awm.gov.au P01565.005 |
HAMILTON, Paul NormanService no 505
Private 3rd Battalion Son of John and Katharine HAMILTON Of Campbell Street, Toowoomba, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Surveyor's Assistant Enlisted 30 September 1916 Died of Disease 08 August 1918 Aged 22 years Buried Crouy British Cemetery, France www.awm.gov.au P03452.031 |
HAMILTON, William JamesService no 1573
Private 31st Battalion Born: Howard, Queensland Mother: Mrs. A. MCMILLIAN C/O Mrs. H.R. WATSON Of Sunnyside, South Brook, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Labourer Enlisted: 29 July 1915 Embarkation: 5 November 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Bakara’ Age: 26 years Served in Egypt & France Returned to Australia: 24 May 1919 per ‘Cluny Castle’ Discharged: 17 July 1919 www.awm.gov.au DA11684 |
HANLEY, MartinService no 5106
Private 47th Battalion Born Hawthrone, Qld. Son of Martin and Elizabeth HANLEY Of Lindsay Street, Bulimba, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Bagmaker Enlisted 17 November 1915 Killed in action 07 June 1917 in Belgium Aged 26 years Commemorated Ypres Menin Gate Memorial www.awm.gov.au P07263.001 |
HANSEN, Bert StewartService no 6130
Private 25th Battalion Born Gympie, Qld Son of Mads and Annie HANSEN Of Crescent Road, Gympie, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Enlisted 02 October 1916 Served on Western Front Killed in action 04 May 1917 in France Commemorated Villers Bretonneux Memorial www.awm.gov.au P08215.003 |
HANSEN, JohnService no 1422
Private 2nd Light Horse Regiment Born Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Qld. Son of John and Ada HANSEN Of Brown's Crossing, Fitzroy River, Rockhampton, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Painter Enlisted 13 July 1915 Returned to Australia 29 April 1919 www.awm.gov.au DA09747 |
HARDY, Edward ThomasService no 416
Private 31st Battalion Born; Queensland NOK listed as Sister: Mrs. S. PICKING Of 532 Main St, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Waiter Enlisted: 5 July 1915 Embarkation: 9 November 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Wandilla’ Age: 23 years Served in Egypt, France & England Wounded in Action: 11 October 1917 Returned to Australia: 27 May 1919 per ‘Tras Montes’ Discharged: 19 July 1919 www.awm.gov.au DA12106 |
HARDY, John WilliamService no 2415
Private 19th Battalion Born Brisbane, Qld. Son of Walter and Ellen HARDY Of William Street, Randwick, Sydney, NSW Occupation prior to enlistment Compositor Enlisted 18 July 1915 Died of wounds 14 November 1916 in France Aged 26 years Buried Dartmoor Cemetery, France www.awm.gov.au P08869.001 |
HARLEN, VictorService no 5347
Private 25th Battalion Born 27 June 1898 at Brisbane Son of Walter George and Annie HARLEN of Old Sandgate Road, Albion Enlisted February 1916 at Rockhampton Occupation prior to enlistment Jackaroo Served in France and Belgium Killed in action at Polygon Wood 20 September 1917 Aged 20 years Commemorated Ypres Menin Gate Memorial Panel 7 17 23 25 29 31 www.awm.gov.au P03452.026 |
HARLEY, JohnService no 1688
Private 25th Battalion Born Maryborough, Qld. Son of John and Marian HARLEY Of Mingo Crossing via Brynestown, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Enlisted 07 June 1915 Killed in action 06 August 1916 in France Aged 25 eyars Commemorated Villers-Bretonneux Memorial www.awm.gov.au P09855.001 Queenslander Pictorial Supplement 14 August 1915 page 22 |
HARRAP, Allan DixonService no 75
Private 31st Battalion Son of Irene HARRAP Of Sussex Street, Maryborough, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 08 May 1915 Returned to Australia 16 October 1916 www.awm.gov.au DA11892 |
HARRIS, Victor AlfredService no 235
Lance Corporal 13th Machine Gun Company Son of Polly HARRIS Of John Street, Paddington, Brisbane, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Gardener Enlisted 04 January 1916 Killed in action 05 April 1918 www.awm.gov.au P05713.001 |
HARRISS, Frederick GeorgeService no 3168A
Private 49th Battalion Born Country Village, Ravensbourne Qld. Son of Amos and Virginia HARRIS Of Ravensbourne, via Murphy's Creek, Southern Line, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Blacksmith Enlisted 11 August 1916 Served on Western Front Killed in action 13 September 1918 Aged 25 years Buried Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension www.awm.gov.au P08190.001 |
HART, Alfred Joseph2nd Lieutenant
22nd Battalion Born Warwick, Qld. Son of Eber and Mary HART Occupation prior to enlistment School Teacher Resided Woolcock Street, Red Hill, Brisbane, Qld. Enlisted 13 June 1915 Killed in action 27 July 1916 No known grave www.awm.gov.au P03452.010 |
HARVEY, Gerald WallaceService no 355
Sergeant 41st Battalion Born Toowoomba, Qld. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Ann HARVEY Of Klein Street, Toowoomba, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Fireman Enlisted 11 October 1915 Served on Western Front Killed in action 14 April 1917 in Belgium Aged 22 years Buried Berks Cemetery www.awm.gov.au H06009 |
HASSED, Michael BenjaminService no 3831
Private 31st Battalion Son of John and Annie HASSED of Morven, Western Line, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 17 May 1916 Served on Western Front Killed in action 26 September 1917 Aged 26 years Buried Buttes New British Cemetery www.awm.gov.au P08516.001 |
HAWKES, DanielService no 1057
Private 2nd Light Horse Born Eidevold, Qld. Son of John and Annie HAWKES Of Kilkivan, North Coast Line, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 01 February 1915 Died of wounds 27 April 1917 Aged 23 years Buried Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Beugny, France www.awm.gov.au P07066.002 |
HAWKINS, Phillip JosephService no 219
Private 31st Battalion Born Brisbane, Qld. Husband of Maud Mary HAWKINS Of Charlotte Street, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Fisherman Enlisted 14 July 1915 Served in Egypt and Western Front Returned to Australia 23 March 1919 www.awm.gov.au DA11942 |
HAY, Walter
William Leslie Arthur James Hayes was born in East Brisbane in 1894 to parents Robert and Elizabeth Ann Hayes. During his childhood he and his family moved to Mackay, where they lived on Shakespeare Street, where his mother was the matron of the Cromer Hospital. As a student William attended State School Mackay, which is now known as Mackay Central State School and later became a jeweller.
Before joining the AIF in 1915, William served for three years in the Citizens Military Forces, the first of which as a full term trainee. He served with the 2nd Infantry (Kennedy Regiment) Royal Queenslanders, which was the first Australian unit mobilised for war service in August 1914 to combat German military action in the Pacific. William embarked from Cairns on August 8th for Thursday Island, where he was stationed on garrison duty. On August 14th he volunteered for service outside Australia by enlisting in the Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force. He left Thursday Island on August 16th on the troopship Kanowna to take part in the capture of German New Guinea, and was taken on strength on September 6th. The following day the fleet sailed from Port Moresby for German New Guinea, however the Kanowna, which had been quickly requisitioned under the Defence Act, was soon left behind when the ship’s stokers refused to work after allegedly not being consulted as to if they wanted to be involved in possible military action, leaving the ship stopped still in the water. William returned to Townsville on September 18th having not participated in the capture of German New Guinea due to the trouble caused by Kanowna’s stokers. He was discharged the same day and classified as eligible for the British War Medal for his service.
William enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on August 9th 1915 in Rockhampton. He was initially posted to 12th Reinforcements to the 9th Battalion with whom he embarked with from Brisbane on December 30th aboard HMAT Itonus. In Egypt he was posted to the 3rd Training Battalion and later transferred into the newly formed 49th Battalion following the reorganisation of the AIF, and was taken on strength at Tel-el-Kebir on February 29th 1916. William proceeded overseas with the British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria aboard the Troopship Arcadian on June 5th, disembarking in Marseilles on June 12th.
William fought continuously with the 49th Battalion through all of its campaigns until he was killed in action at 4.15 am on October 12th 1917 in front of Passchendaele Ridge, as his unit manned trenches near Zonnebeke. William was just 22 years old. At the time of his death his location was described by Cpl Quigley in the Red Cross file of Sgt Arthur James, who was killed with William, as being a dugout “…near and to the right of (going towards Broodseinde) a big gasometer between Zonnebeke and Broodseinde.” CSM Waltisbuhl, also an eye witness to the event, stated that “…He (Sgt James) was killed in the same dug-out as myself and spoke to me a second before his death. My other two mates both were killed by the same shell at 4.15 am. All were killed instantly so none of them suffered any pain at all. The other two were Cpl A. Siddle and Pte W. Hayes. All three were buried in the field and the position was marked with rifles stuck but up into the ground.” Cpl Quigley also stated that another man, Pte A. Ashton, was also present and killed by the same shell. These graves were later lost and William, James, Siddle and Ashton have no known grave, and as such are honoured on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ieper, Belgium.
Hayes Lane in Mackay,Queensland was named in William’s honour. Interestingly Hayes Avenue in Bucasia, Mackay was named after William’s mother Elizabeth, Matron of the former Cromer Hospital, who was one of the first residents in the Bucasia area.
Remembered by Christopher Albertson and Peter Gordon and the Mackay and District Community
Before joining the AIF in 1915, William served for three years in the Citizens Military Forces, the first of which as a full term trainee. He served with the 2nd Infantry (Kennedy Regiment) Royal Queenslanders, which was the first Australian unit mobilised for war service in August 1914 to combat German military action in the Pacific. William embarked from Cairns on August 8th for Thursday Island, where he was stationed on garrison duty. On August 14th he volunteered for service outside Australia by enlisting in the Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force. He left Thursday Island on August 16th on the troopship Kanowna to take part in the capture of German New Guinea, and was taken on strength on September 6th. The following day the fleet sailed from Port Moresby for German New Guinea, however the Kanowna, which had been quickly requisitioned under the Defence Act, was soon left behind when the ship’s stokers refused to work after allegedly not being consulted as to if they wanted to be involved in possible military action, leaving the ship stopped still in the water. William returned to Townsville on September 18th having not participated in the capture of German New Guinea due to the trouble caused by Kanowna’s stokers. He was discharged the same day and classified as eligible for the British War Medal for his service.
William enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on August 9th 1915 in Rockhampton. He was initially posted to 12th Reinforcements to the 9th Battalion with whom he embarked with from Brisbane on December 30th aboard HMAT Itonus. In Egypt he was posted to the 3rd Training Battalion and later transferred into the newly formed 49th Battalion following the reorganisation of the AIF, and was taken on strength at Tel-el-Kebir on February 29th 1916. William proceeded overseas with the British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria aboard the Troopship Arcadian on June 5th, disembarking in Marseilles on June 12th.
William fought continuously with the 49th Battalion through all of its campaigns until he was killed in action at 4.15 am on October 12th 1917 in front of Passchendaele Ridge, as his unit manned trenches near Zonnebeke. William was just 22 years old. At the time of his death his location was described by Cpl Quigley in the Red Cross file of Sgt Arthur James, who was killed with William, as being a dugout “…near and to the right of (going towards Broodseinde) a big gasometer between Zonnebeke and Broodseinde.” CSM Waltisbuhl, also an eye witness to the event, stated that “…He (Sgt James) was killed in the same dug-out as myself and spoke to me a second before his death. My other two mates both were killed by the same shell at 4.15 am. All were killed instantly so none of them suffered any pain at all. The other two were Cpl A. Siddle and Pte W. Hayes. All three were buried in the field and the position was marked with rifles stuck but up into the ground.” Cpl Quigley also stated that another man, Pte A. Ashton, was also present and killed by the same shell. These graves were later lost and William, James, Siddle and Ashton have no known grave, and as such are honoured on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ieper, Belgium.
Hayes Lane in Mackay,Queensland was named in William’s honour. Interestingly Hayes Avenue in Bucasia, Mackay was named after William’s mother Elizabeth, Matron of the former Cromer Hospital, who was one of the first residents in the Bucasia area.
Remembered by Christopher Albertson and Peter Gordon and the Mackay and District Community