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Corporal Maurice Hayward

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1881-12-11
Place of birth: Winstone Gloucestershire England
Next of kin: Caroline Hayward, mother. Chesterton, Cirencester, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Bookkeeper
Occupation (normalized): Bookkeeper, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1915-11-26
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 40183
Highest Rank: Corporal
Rank detail

Corporal (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Neuve Eglise

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 450368
LAC ID: 453063
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B4198-S044
Uploader's Notes:

Son of the Reverend H. B. Hayward and Caroline Hayward of Winstone, Cirencester, England

After being spotted by German airplanes, the Battery positions were bombed by 5.9 enemy artillery. One shell impacted the dug out that Maurice was in with two other men - he was killed, one was seriously wounded and the third man escaped uninjured.

Uploader's Research notes: May 2017 - 1914/15 Star Trio, Memorial Cross and Plaque offered on Bill Friar Medals site. [Corporal Army Canadian Field Artillery 1st Artillery Brigade 1st Battery ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-04-18