Robert Henry HYDE

Regimental number2727
Date of birth31 May 1892
Place of birthBathurst, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFurnaceman
AddressCockthorpe Road, Lidcombe, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 8"
Weight149 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Hyde, Cockthorpe Road, Lidcombe, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 August 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 9 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 January 1918
Discharge date6 September 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Wounded in action, 19 August 1916 (gun shot wound, left leg).

Wounded in action (second occasion), 22 September 1917 (gun shot wound, left thigh).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Corinthic', 10 January 1918; discharged (medically unfit), 6 September 1918.

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

Also served in World War II: Service No N69630
Date of death19 July 1954
Age at death62
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, HYDE Robert Henry