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Nov 23, 1870
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Born in Edenfield, Lancashire,
England
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Jun 8, 1893
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Embarked the SS Parisian in Liverpool
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Jun 17, 1893
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Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec
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Nov 4, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59447 (temporary number 531)
Ø Next of kin given as Ada Hays, sister, GPO
Heywood, Lancashire, England
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
o Later noted as Brass Finisher
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to “E” Company
o This was later reorganized into “C” Company
The 21st Battalion trained
in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in
Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport,
England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe,
Kent to continue training
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Aug 23, 1915
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Forfeited 3 days pay for being
absent from August 21 to August 23, 1915
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Sep 2, 1915
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Posted to the Depot Company
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Sep 14, 1915
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The 21st Battalion
embarked for France but Private Hays remained in England
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Sep 25, 1915
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Transferred to the 39th
Reserve Battalion in West Sandling
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Aug 18, 1916
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Medical Board at West Sandling
notes
Ø Patient is Over Age
and suffers from Myalgia
Ø Man suffered from
Rheumatic Fever 12 years ago and it has now become a problem
Ø Has Rheumatism in
his shoulders and is unable to do any duty
Ø Board recommends he
be discharged from military service
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Sep 5, 1916
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Transferred to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) as a local casualty
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Sep 11, 1916
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Transferred to the CDD
(Canadian Discharge Depot) in Bath pending return to Canada
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Oct 2, 1916
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Pensions Board recommends a
Gratuity of $25 on his discharge
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Oct 23, 1916
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Discharged from the CEF at the
Canadian Discharge Depot in Shoreham, England
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø Discharged as a
local casualty and no longer fit for service
Ø Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “B”
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge GPO Heywood, Manchester, England
Following the end of the war
the British War Medal was sent to his brother, Frank Hays, 46 Heywood Hall Road,
Heywood, Lancashire, England
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