The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private J Hayes

Photograph by ""International Wargraves Photography Project"

Private James HAYES, S/9024, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, 23rd July 1917, age 23.

Born Deptford, Greenwich, Kent, son of Mary Curie (formerly Hayes), of 60, Baildon Street, Deptford, London, and Jeremiah Hayes.

Enlisted Woolwich, SE, age 19 years & 331days, height 5ft 5 inches, weight 137lbs, blue eyes, brown hair, scar top of forehead. Formerly newsvendor.

Home, 20th February 1914 to 25th October 1914; BEF, 26th October 1914 to 23rd July 1917.

20th February 1914, enlisted; 2nd April 1914, Maidstone, absent from Hospital at 5.15p. & stating a falsehood to an NCO, five days confined to Barracks; 25th April 1914, Maidstone, striking an NCO & damaging Government Property, 10 days detention & to pay for the damage; 28th April 1914, Maidstone, drunk & disorderly behaviour, fined 5/- and 8/4 costs by Civil Powers; 28th August 1914, Lodge Hill, absent from 5.30pm to 11.30pm on 31st, awarded 4 days Field Punishment No.2. & forfeits 4 days pay; 5th August 1914, mobilized & posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 2nd September 1914, Lodge Hill, insubordinate behaviour while undergoing Field Punishment & reporting sick without a cause, deprived of 5 days pay; 2nd October 1914, absent until 5th when arrested by Police, seven days confined to Barracks & deprived 8 days pay; 26th October 1914, posted BEF & 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 27th October 1914, 5 Infantry Base Depot; 4th November 1914, joined Battalion, "D" Company; 24th March 1915, 54 Field Ambulance, wounded, bruised badly, remained at Duty; 22nd April 1916, Whilst on Active Service, losing by neglect his identity disc, deprived 7 days pay; 9th August 1916, Whilst on Active Service, overstaying his pass from 9pm until found in his bivouac at Reveille, deprived 10 days pay, forfeits 1 days pay; 19th April 1917, wounded, at Duty;

23rd June 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, J Hayes, deceased; Mother, M Hayes, 60, Baildon Street, Deptford; Brothers - Full blood - Jeremiah? Hayes/Currie?, age 22, 60, Baildon Street, Deptford; Brothers - Half blood - Timothy? Currie, age 15½ years, 60, Baildon Street, Deptford; Jonathan? Currie, age 10, 60, Baildon Street, Deptford; Sister - 1 sister married, Margaret? Seles?, age 31, 14 Watergate? Deptford.

Buried at Roclincourt Military Cemetery, I. D. 15, France.

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