Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
School | St Killian's Catholic School, Bendigo, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Auctioneer |
Address | 249 High Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | B P J Dyett, 249 High Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined the 7th Bn at Gallipoli, 22 June 1915. Wounded in action, Lone Pine, 9 August 1915. AIF appointment terminated, 7 April 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Held local and temporary rank of Captain whilst Secretary, Victorian State Recruiting Committee, from 4 May 1917. President, Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia, 1919-46. Appointed Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, 1927; Knight Bachelor, 1934. |
Miscellaneous details | Surname recorded on Embarkation Roll as DYATT. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 73 |
Place of burial | Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | 'Australian Dictionary of Biography', 8: 393-4 |