Born during the September quarter 1926 in the
Barton on Irwell R.D. - ref: 8c/57, the son of
Thomas Reginald & Mabel Hayes (nee Rae).

1939 National Registration - 34 Stanley Road,
Stretford.   Mabel Hayes - Widowed - Born: 8th May
1895 - occ: Unpaid Domestic Duties.  There are two
redacted records at this address - presumably her
children - Margaret M. Hayes (b.1920) and Kenneth
Hayes (b.1926).   Both Margaret & Kenneth were
killed in this incident.

CWD Report No.95.    Died at 38 Stanley Road from
where his body was recovered at 17.30 hrs on the
24th December 1940 and taken to the Church Street
Mortuary, Stretford.    Unidentified, but believed
to be the body of Kenneth Hayes, it was released
for burial to the Council's contracted undertaker
- R. Pepperdine, 31 Ayres Road, Old Trafford.

Killed when a land mine landed on Stanley Road,
Old Trafford.   This was the worst single incident
in terms of loss of life in the whole of Greater
Manchester during WW2.   In total, thirty three
persons were killed.

Buried in the Communal Civilian Grave.   Buried
27/12/1940 - Burial No. 17,858. 

His father died in 1928, aged: 37.

His mother - Mabel Hayes and his sister Margaret
Mary Hayes were also both killed in this
incident.

CWGC - Son of Mabel, and of the late T. Hayes.
Died at 34 Stanley Road, Old Trafford.