John James HAYES

Regimental number10/1841
AddressOccidental Hotel, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinGrandmother, Mrs Corrigan, 8 Bryant Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 5 March 1917
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialTancrez Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No 2), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Rose Corrigan (formerly Hayes) and the late John Joseph Hayes
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth