| Date of enlistment | 15th July 1915 |
| Rank at enlistment | Private |
| Company | |
| Significant events while with the AIF | Hospitalised sick
Field General Court Martial Missed Osterley sailing |
Summary of Private Hayes WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455
| Date | Location | Event |
| 23rd May 1917 | Australia | Discharged – medically unfit |
| 10th April 1917 | Australia | Disembarked at Melbourne |
| 13th February 1917 | England | Embarked HT Benalla at Plymouth bound for Australia |
| 9th December 1916 | England | Marched in to No.2 Com Depot Weymouth from Perham Down |
| 27th November 1916 | England | Discharged from hospital and marched in to No.1 Command Depot Perham Down after furlough |
| 14th October 1916 | France | Embarked HS Brighton at Calais for England – trench fever / deafness – and admitted to Norfolk War Hospital |
| 13th October 1916 | France | Admitted to 26th General Hospital Etaples – deafness |
| 7th October 1916 | Belgium | Admitted to 10th CCS – discharge from ear |
| 5th August 1916 | France | GOC 2nd Division directs that sentence be remitted on account of good behaviour while in detention |
| 20th July 1916 | France | Absent without leave when on action. Field General Court Martial held – award 60 days FP No.2 and forfeiture of 65 days pay |
| 26th March 1916 | France | Disembarked Marseille |
| 19th March 1916 | Egypt | Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle |
| 8th January 1916 | Egypt | Taken on Strength |
| ?? | Egypt | Disembarked Alexandria |
| 7th October 1915 | Australia | Struck off Strength as deserter |
| 5th October 1915 | Australia | Failed to depart Freemantle on RMS Osterley |
| 29th September 1915 | Australia | Embarked on RMS Osterley at Melbourne |
| 3rd August 1915 | Australia | Assigned to 5th Reinforcements 22nd Battalion |
| 19th July 1915 | Australia | Marched into Broadmeadows depot |

FIRST WORLD WAR TIMELINE