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Roland Gilbert HYATT

Regimental number2247
Date of birth12 November 1892
Place of birthNew Town, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressClaude Street, New Town, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.6
Height5' 7"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Hyatt, Claude Street, New Town, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 May 1915
Place of enlistmentClaremont, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll52nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 30 January 1918
Discharge date23 April 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Wounded in action, 15 July 1917 (sprained right ankle).

Wounded in action (second occasion), 23 September 1917 (gun shot wound, left forearm).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 30 January 1918; discharged (wounded), Hobart, 23 April 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No T261185.
Date of death24 June 1957
Age at death64
Place of burialCornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Hobart, Tasmania
SourcesNAA: B2455, HYATT Roland Gilbert

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