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Lt. E. J. A. Hay
British Indian Army 2nd Btn. 41st Dogras
(d.5th September 1918)
Lieutenant Hay is buried in the Palampur Churchyard in India, Plot 1. Grave 1.
Colour Sjt. J. W. Hay
Army 2/7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Capt. James Henry Webster Hay
British Army 9th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders
from:21 Birchdale Road, Waterloo, Liverpool
(d.30th November 1915)
James Hay is my grandmother's father who served in the Sudan Campaign and then on the Western Front in WWI. She remembers as a small girl seeing the drummer boys at Fort George sleeping with their drums in alcoves in the fort walls. My aunt has letters written to my grandmother by him from the Western Front in 1914 and 1915.
Pte. Ralph Hay
British Army Royal Engineers
from:Newcastle-on-Tyne
Ralph Hay served with the Royal Engineers. He and his family moved to Australia in 1923 and he served in The Australian Army in WW2, along with his two sons.
Pte. Robert Hay
British Army 13th Battalion Royal Fusiliers
from:Cummingston, Morayshire
(d.14th Sep 1918)
My great uncle, Robert Hay, enlisted in the Northumberland Fusiliers at Newcastle-Upon-Tyne on the 12th of June 1915. He was shot through the arm on the 8th of June 1916. He was later killed in France on the 14th of September 1918, serving with the 13th Royal Fusiliers. He is listed on the war monument in Cummingston Morayshire and also remembered with honour at the Vis-En-Artois Memorial in France.
Pte. Robert Hay
Royal Fusiliers 13th Btn.
from:Cummingston, Morayshire, Scotland
(d.4th Sep 1918 )
Robert Hay was born in 1888 in Cummingston Morayshire. His parents being James and Jeannie Hay. He was with the 13th Battalion Royal Fusiliers. He enlisted at Newcastle Upon Tyne on 12th of June 1915 in the Northumberland Fusiliers. Robert was shot through the arm on 8th June 1916. He returned to the war immediately upon healing and was then killed in France 4th of Sept 1918. He is listed on the Cummingston Morayshire war memorial and also at the Vis-en-Artois Memorial in France.
Sgt. William Hay
British Army 1st Btn. Gordon Highlanders
from:Aberdeen
(d.14th Dec 1914)
Major. William Hendrie Hay MC.
British Army DD Battery, 76th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
William Hay volunteered for the Canadian Army in 1914, but apparently dissatisfied with the time it was taking for training, equipping etc, he transferred to the British Army and completed WW1 in the Royal Field Artillery. He seemed to have spent a long time as a Lieutenant (suggesting perhaps he had been wounded). He was awarded an MC in 1917 (Still trying to trace the citation.) Promotion came quickly after that and he ended up commanding D Battery, there is a superb formal photograph of the battery in Germany 1919 (thought to be in Cologne). He lived to a great age, largely in Montreal Canada.
Spr. Percy Haycox
British Army 184th Tunnelling Coy. Royal Engineers
from:Alveley
Percy Haycox served with 184th Tunnelling Company, RE.
Pte. Albert Thomas Hayden
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:Paddington
(d.25th May 1916)
L/Cpl. Edward Nathaniel Hayden
British Army 5th Btn. Dorsetshire Regiment
from:Manor Park, Essex
(d.26th Sep 1916)
Edward Hayden enlisted at Stratford, in East London. As his service records have not survived, little can be said with complete accuracy, but given that he entered the theatre of war on 12th of September 1914, he must have had previous military experience and may have enlisted into the 3rd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment (Special Reserve) some time prior to the war. The 3/ prefix before his service number denotes that he served with the 3rd Battalion at some stage. He would have joined the 1st Battalion in France at a time they had been involved in heavy fighting as recently as the 9th September around the Bois des Essertis in the area of Bezu (Hill 189) in which they incurred a number of dead and wounded. In the absence of records or personal knowledge, it can't be said with any certainty how he came to be transferred to the 5th Battalion, other than it would not have been until the 5th arrived in France in the second week of July 1916, and this would either have been from a period of leave or returned from being wounded or illness. Given his previous experience with the Special Reserves and the 1st Battalion in France, this may have been about the time he was promoted to Lance Corporal.
Although the Battle of the Somme had commenced on 1st of July 1916, the 5th Battalion had a gentle introduction and their first real action for them was a costly one that resulted in huge casualties including Edward Hayden. This was at the infamous Mouquet Farm, known by the troops as Mucky Farm. On 26th of September 1916 The 34th Brigade attack was led by the Fusilier Regiments with the 5th in support being used to consolidate positions captured by the Fusiliers. During their advance on No-Mans land they were caught by a German artillery barrage, Capt Vincent and Lieut Gandon were killed and Capt Gregory was injured. The attack caused the advance to become fragmented and uncohesive. However, despite this, 2nd Lieut Franklin assumed command of D Company when Lieut King was hit and led his company forward with great courage until severely wounded himself. 2nd Lieut Vale took command of A Company when Capt Gregory was injured. He established a party close to Zollern Redoubt. Despite heavy fighting Zollern Redoubt and the trench were not taken. At 8pm Lt-Col Hannay was ordered to consolidate the second objective and send two companies forward to secure the third. Despite the heaviest shelling seen by the 5th to date nobody was hit. Despite heavy shelling the gains were consolidated before being relieved by 32nd brigade. After a weary trudge, the remnants of the Dorsetā€™s reached Pozieres at about 18.00 only 120 men answered a roll call.
On the 27th of July 1916, The 34th Brigade now in Divisional reserve went back to Varennes. As a result of their first major battle in France the Battalion had suffered heavily, albeit most of the Division's objectives had been met. Of roughly 600 men in action about two thirds were casualties. 8 officers and 114 men either killed in action or were missing, a further 5 officers and 225 men were wounded. The 11th Division were given 6 weeks out of the line, resting, reorganising and training. Most of this time was spent at Domqueur. The 5th was reinforced by drafts in excess of 600 men.
L Cpl Hayden was reported Missing in Action on 26th of July 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial and was awarded the 1914 Star and Clasp as well as the British War Medal & Victory Medal. He was unmarried. His parents were Edward & Matilda Hayden. He is also commemorated on the Memorial inside the rebuilt St Michael's on Romford Road, Manor Park, Essex.
Sjt. Frederick Henry Hayden Military Medal
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
from:Paddington
Rfm. Percy James Hayden
British Army 8th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:Hackney, London
Percy Hayden was my father. From his War Record he joined the Army in 1917 and embarked for France 17 Feb 1918, was reported missing 23/30 March and then a POW at Stendal. I am wondering if it is possible to find out where he was taken prisoner.
Rflmn. Thomas Hayden
British Army 8th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:Nechells, Birmingham
(d.1st Aug 1915)
Pte. A. W. Hayes
British Army Army Service Corps
A. Hayes is listed on the same page of casualties as my grandfather, David Angus Phimister.
Capt. Claude Patrick Julian "Pat" Hayes
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:7 Bedford Gardens, London
(d.9th Aug 1916)
Captain Claude Patrick Julian Hayes served with the 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers during WW1 and was killed on the 9th August 1916. He is buried in Bray Military Cemetery, Bray sur Somme, France.
Edward Hayes
British Army 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Lincoln
(d.27th June 1919)
My Gt Gt Uncle Edward Hayes served in the 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.
Pte. Edward Hayes
British Army 18th Btn Highland Light Infantry
from:Jarrow
(d.26th Mar 1918)
Edward Hayes was 18 when he died. Born Jarrow in 1898 he was the son of James and Hannah Isabella Hayes (nee Thompson) of Jarrow. Edward Hayes age 12 at School is living with his parents James and Hannah Isabella Hayes and family at 7 Chaytor Street, Jarrow on the 1911 census.
Edward is buried in Bray Military Cemetery and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
Pte. Frederick Hayes
British Army 13th Battalion Essex Regiment
from:West Ham
(d.1st Jul 1916)
Pte. George Arthur Hayes
British Army 9th Norfolk Regiment
from:Poplar, London
(d.29th May 1918)
Major. Herbert Henry Hayes MID.
British Army 58th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Portsmouth
(d.1st October 1918)
Herbert Hayes was killed in action, at Honnecourt, France on the 1st of October 1918.
Herbert was born in London on 15th March 1893, the 2nd son of William Hayes, a naval Chief Artificer who himself was killed in the Battle of Jutland 1916 in HMS Fortune. In 1909 William's career took the family from West Ham London to Southsea where Herbert studied at Southern Grammar School. He was described as a good student excelling at sports and games.
In 1912 Herbert won a scholarship and embarked on an engineering degree at the Royal College of Science in London.
On 17th September 1914 Herbert enlisted as 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Garrison Artillery. Serving as CO of 58th Seige Battery. He was promoted to Major, CO of 409th Siege battery.
Herbert was clearly an outstanding officer, Mentioned in Despatches. What little of the war diaries of his Siege Battery survives includes a description of the events leading to his death. Written in immaculate copper plate the recorder describes "The battery came into position on the ridge in front of Homecourt on night of Sept 30. The B.C. post was set up in a tent in front of the football trench. At 10am the enemy began shelling with 4.2 H.Vs and one burst in the rear of the tent. The splinters riddled the tent and killed Major H H Hayes, the CO almost immediately. He was buried at Fins Cemetery at 3pm. The Battery was with 58th Army Brigade RGA, V Corps" The location of his death is identified as Vaucelette Farm.
The General of the V Corps wrote of him "Ever since he has commanded his Battery, no man could have done more to improve its efficiency, and his personal gallantry was always outstanding."
Herbert's family were apparently unaware that he married during the war to Alice McMurray of Glasgow, Scotland and it would appear that his young wife was pregnant in 1918. A grave in the local church Kirkcudbright has one William Hayes, apparently having died as a baby. His probate dated 1919 declared his wife, Alice Catherine Hayes of Kirkcudbright as being the sole beneficiary of 299 pounds 12s.
Herbert served throughout the War from its beginning in 1914 and tragically fell 41 days prior to Armistice. Some facts, from his application for commission, Age 21 years, Height 5'4", Chest 32", Weight 8st 4lbs.
Lt. Horace Herbert Hayes
British Army 1st Battalian South Wales Borderers
from:Bournemouth
My grandfather, Horace Hayes, HHH, was listed as a Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, South Wales Borders in 1917. He survived the war, and died in 1957.
2nd Lt. J. Milton Hayes MC
British Army 7th Btn. Manchester Regiment
Lt. Hayes was a prisoner of war in Mainz Citadel.
L/Cpl. James Alfred Hayes
British Army 16th Battalion Duke of Cambridge's Own - Middlesex Regiment
from:London
(d.2 February 1917)
James Alfred Hayes was my Great Uncle - according to family information killed aged 22 - within 14 days of being posted to France (cannon backfire). Enlisted at Deptford. Buried at Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte.
Pte. James Hayes
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Kingstown, Co Dublin
(d.23rd Oct 1916)
My great grand uncle James Hayes is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. I would like to know which battle he was in and where he is buried.
Pte. James Anthony Hayes TD.
British Army 12/13th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Alnwick, Northumberland
James Hayes received the Mutt and Jeff medals, also received a King George V oval Territorial Decoration. He remained with the Territorials after the war and was later promoted to Corporal.
L/Cpl. John Hayes
British Army Hertfordshire Regiment
from:Barley
(d.12th Sep 1918)
John Hayes of Smith End, Barley, enlisted in Royston. A Lance Corporal in the Hertfordshire Regiment, he died of his wounds fighting alongside the New Zealand Division on the Hindenburg Line at the Battle of Havrincourt, 12th September 1918. He is buried at St Aubert British Cemetery .
Spr. John Hayes
British Army 104th Field Company Royal Engineers
from:Liverpool
(d.12th April 1918)
John Hayes was my fathers's uncle.
Able Sea. John Hayes
Royal Navy HMS Victory
(d.6th Jan 1916)
Able Seaman John Hayes is buried about 15 yards beyond the ruins of the Ross Carbery (The Abbey) Graveyard, Ross, Co. Cork, Ireland.
Gnr. John Gardner Hayes
British Army 90th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Woking
(d.4th October 1917)
I discovered my Grandfather's grave in Voormezeele Enclosures No's 1 and 2 near Ypres by accident when attending a conference in Ypres in 2003. Since then I have visited his grave 5 times and will take part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Menin Gate on 4th October 2017 commemorating his death 100 years ago.
In 1899 John Hayes enlisted with 2nd Battalion of the London Rifle Volunteers to serve in the Royal Army Medical Corps and served overseas in South Africa during the second Anglo-Boer war. He was awarded the service medals, the Queens South Africa Medal 1899 with bars, Transvaal, Orange Free state and Cape Colony and the Kings South Africa Medal 1902 with bars South Africa 1901 and 1902. After the war ended in 1902 he can be seen stationed in Tipperary. After his twelve year period in the army he can be found in the 1911 Census living in Wokingham, Berkshire as a boarder with two others at 13a Havelock Road, and working as a postman. In 1912 he married Kathleen Ellen Smith and lived at Wokingham. They had a son Percy Alfred born on 14th June 1914. In 1916 he joined the Royal Garrison Artillery and served as Gunner with the 90th Heavy Battery in Belgium.
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