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Sapper John Hayes
Posted: 12 Nov 2013 08:47
by Katie
Could the J be I as I have this Soldier:-
King's Liverpool Regiment
Hayes
4312
Isaac
Private
Liverpool
8th September 1916
Killed
Son of John and F. E. Hayes, of 27, Byford St., Edge Hill, Liverpool; husband of Selina Hayes, of 102, Faulkner St., Liverpool.
Title amended - see entry below
Re: J Hayes - information not yet known
Posted: 12 Nov 2013 08:55
by MaryA
I believe Alcavtay has photographs, she should be able to check the accuracy.
Re: J Hayes - information not yet known - possible initial I
Posted: 12 Nov 2013 11:43
by daggers
I think Katie has got it, as usual! I have seen the photo and the initial could be read as J but is almost certainly I.
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Re: Private Isaac Hayes
Posted: 25 Jan 2014 20:01
by daggers
I think I have nailed this one!
In Allerton Cemetery, CE Section 19, there is a family memorial to members of the Hayes family. It includes
" Sapper J. Hayes, RE, died of wounds received in action in France April 12th 1918, 33 years, interred at Wimereux, France".
CWGC have:
"HAYES, JOHN, Sapper, Royal Engineers, 104th Field Coy., 33, 12/04/1918, 498531, Son of Charles and Margaret Hayes, of Liverpool; husband of Alice Maud Hayes, of 27, Gladstone Rd., Edge Hill, Liverpool. X.B.10A, Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France."
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Re: Private Isaac Hayes
Posted: 25 Jan 2014 20:12
by MaryA
Well done Daggers