| Regimental number | 635 |
| Place of birth | Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | acker and engineer |
| Address | Gladstone Street, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Next of kin | Father, Thos John Hillyard, Elizabeth Street, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Machine Gun Company 11, Reinforcement 10 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/16/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 29 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Daours communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 4), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 135 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Mary HILLYARD, Rockhampton; brother of G.P. HILLYARD, Elizabeth Street, Rockhampton, Queensland |