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Oscar HYLES

Regimental number2903
Place of birthWood Glen via Adaminaby, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWood Glen, Rhine Falls, Cooma, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, Oscar F. Hyles, Wood Glen, Rhine Falls, Cooma, New South Wales
Enlistment date10 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name60th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/77/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 3 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 April 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialCrucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 17), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
170
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Oscar Filler and Clara Alice HYLES, 'Wood Glen', Adaminaby, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2910 Pte Elliott HYLES, 60th Bn, killed in action, 26 September 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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