Photocopy of the entry for Denis T. Hayes (who served in the H.A.C.)on Medal Rolls held in the National Archives in Kew. His service dates were 03/10/1916 - 09/02/1919. He served at the Somme and Passendale (Third Battle of Ypres,Western Front July to November 1917) and in Italy(Italian Expeditionary Force)as an interpreter.

Denis T. Hayes H.A.C. (Honourable Artillery Company) who served in Belgium, France and Italy. He is the grandfather of Geraldine Hayes. His service dates are 03/10/1916 - 09/02/1919. Prior to WWI he worked in the civil service in London and attended the London School of Economics. During WWI he worked as an interpreter - he served in the Somme and Passendale (Third Battle of Ypres, Western Front July to November 1917) and in Italy. He did a course in the School of Hygiene while in the Italian Expeditionary Force. He suffered shrapnel wounds during the war - while receiving treatment abroad on return to Ireland he was also brought to the Mater Hospital, Dublin. In the Irish Free State he worked in Customs and Excise. || British War Medal ; Victory Medal ; Manuscript letter, B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force), France, Sunday 14 October 1917 Refers to the 'frightful rain'; remarks that the 'days of the officer (class) are over'.

British War Medal and Victory Medal of Denis T. Hayes, Honourable Artillery Company. His service dates were 03/10/1916 - 09/02/1919. He served in Somme and Passendale (Third Battle of Ypres, Western Front July to November 1917)and in the Italian Expeditionary Force as an interpreter. The British War Medal and the Victory Medal (sometimes known as the Inter-Allied Victory Medal) were both desigend by William McMillan (1887 - 1977). The silver British War Medal was struck by the Royal Mint; the bronze Victory Medal (a copper medal lacquered in bronze) was manufactured in Woolwich Arsenal by Wrigth & Son.