Christopher Walter Hayes
Memorial: Filton - Community Centre
Regiment: Army Service Corps
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Lance Corporal M2/268504
Parents: Christopher Albert and Eliza Jane Hayes
Marital status: Married
Home address: Charborough House, Charborough Road, Filton, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Builder and Contractor
Date of birth: 1888
Place of birth: Bedminster, Bristol
Date of death: 17/02/1918
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Dar es Salaam War Cemetery, Tanzania
Age: 29
Further information:
Christopher enlisted in the Motor Transport Spare parts Depot, Army Service Corps and served in the East African theatre of war. Tanzania where he was posted was the centre of German East Africa and Commonwealth forces fought a protracted and difficult campaign against a relatively small but highly skilled German force from April 1915 until the Germans surrendered 2 weeks after the Armistice in Europe. Christopher was not killed or injured in action but died in hospital in Dar es Salaam. The cause of his death is not known.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/