| 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. |