Regimental number | 285 |
Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
School | St Andrew's College, Bendigo and Caulfield Grammar School, Melbourne, Victoria |
Other training | Melbourne University, Ormond College |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Solicitor |
Address | Ascot Park, Bendigo, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, Barkly Hyett, Ascot Park, Bendigo, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 15), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 129 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Barkley and Elizabeth Bornes HYETT, Ascot Park, Bendigo, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers Capt H R Hyett HAMC, and Lieut R F Hyett RFC. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |