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Ormond James HOYES

Regimental number942
Place of birthMount Cowes, Isle of Wight, England
SchoolUnited Westminster, London, England
Age on arrival in Australia28
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address6 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mabel Hoyes, 6 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, H Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied and buried at sea whilst returning to Australia.
FateReturned to Australia 16 March 1918
Age at death33
Place of burialAt Sea
Commemoration detailsHollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
47
Family/military connectionsBrother: E.W. Hoyes, Late W.O. II A.F.C. 6th Squadron.

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