Hay, John

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Has a carillon bell named for him(6) donor Mrs Isabella Hay.
Was a member of the Sydney University Scouts - no dates recorded.

Book of Remembrance entry

Arts I : Lieutenant, 40th Squadron, R.F.C., B.E.F., France. Sailing privately in September, 1915, enlisted in London in January, 1916, and, after training at Curragh House, Ireland, and Fort Rowner, near Gosport, crossed to No. 40 Squadron in France 11th August. Brought down six German planes during his service there, two of these on the morning of 23rd January, 1917, but later that day, being attacked by Richthofen and others, was brought down by Richthofen. Killed in Air Fight, No Man''s Land, near Canadian Lines, Plateau de Notre Dame de Lorette, 23rd January, 1917, and buried at Airesur- Lys. Early education at Sydney Church of England Grammar School. Fellow officers engraved on propeller marking his grave—"The earth holds not a braver gentleman."

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1889

Hay J. : Life.Birth 22 Jan 1889
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Early education at Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
1907

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1907
1915

Sailed 1 Sep 1915
1916

Military service as Lieutenant at Arras -- Pas-de-Calais, France 1916
1916

Enlisted 1 Jan 1916 at London [ England ]
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Hay, William
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Buried at Aire-sur-Lys [ Nord-Pas de Calais France ]
1917

Death in Plateau de Notre Dame de Lorette -Plateau de Notre Dame de Lorette- Fromelles, France 23 January 1917

Gender

Male

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