Regimental number | 1134 |
Place of birth | Cairns, Queensland |
School | The Southport School, Southport, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stockman |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 141 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Hides, Hides Hotel, Lake Street, Cairns, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | At Sea |
Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 17), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 33 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1555 Pte Robert Craig HIDES, 9th Bn, killed in action, 15 April 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Melbourne, 22 December 1914. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915. Died of wounds, Hospital Ship 'Lutzow', 7 May 1915; buried at sea between Gallipoli and Alexandria, 7 May 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HIDES John Gordon |