Regimental number | 1764 |
Place of birth | Macedon, Victoria |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | St Brigids Catholic School, Nth Fitzroy, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 32 Neil Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mrs Helen Hyland, 32 Neil Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He went through Gallipoli Campaign, invalided home then reembarked on "Ballarat" which was torpedoed 25/4/16, wounded in France 1917 and killed August 1918. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 21 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot V, Row F, Grave No. 11), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 44 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Ellen HYLAND, 32 Neill Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Family/military connections | His brother fought with him, he was an Anzac. |