Regimental number | 1646 |
Place of birth | Bagdad, Tasmania |
School | State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Broadmarsh, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, William Yates Hyland, Broadmarsh, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 26 |
Place of burial | Wimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No. 5A), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: WIlliam Gates and Catherine Elizabeth HYLAND, Springfield, Broadmarsh, Tasmania. Native of Bagdad, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Cousin Henry Bertram Eddingtan died of wounds 19/8/16 and Ernest Fredrick Berica killed in France 11/7/17. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |