HYDER L.
Given Names: Eric Laurie
Service Number: 96 / V62678
Unit: 6th Battalion, A Company
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 23 Yrs
Occupation: Furniture Maker
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 11 In
Weight: 154 Lbs
Chest: 37-39 In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Freckled
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 17/8/1914
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: MOTHER Mrs Amelia Hyder
8 High Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 19/10/1914
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Hororata A20
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Themistocles
Embarked: 15/8/1915
Disembarked:
Unit: 6th Battalion
Rank: Private
Discharge Date: 2/3/1916
Place:
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 6208
British War Medal: 1711
Victory Medal: 1710
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1891
Place: Coleraine, Victoria
Father: Thomas John HYDER
Mother: Amelia LAMEN
MARRIAGE
Year: 1916
Place: Victoria
Spouse: Bertha HEDGES
DEATH
Date or Year: 14/12/1965
Place: Fitzroy, Victoria
Burial: ,
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Suffered a breakdown in August 1915
Enlisted again 6/3/1917 (V62678) and discharged 13/7/1917
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Holy Trinity Church
Springvale Walls of Remembrance
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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Date Enlisted:
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COMMENTS