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Alexander Hyland

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Headstone of Lance Corporal Alexander Hyland (13022). Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. New Zealand War Graves Trust (BECL9811). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Headstone of Lance Corporal Alexander Hyland (13022). Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Wes …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alexander AWMM
  • Surname
    Hyland AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Alec AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 13022 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1890 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs J. Hyland (mother), Ashburton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 13022 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Mrs Julia Hyland and Patrick Francis Hyland, of 73 Havelock St., Ashburton, New Zealand.

    Three sons served in WW1, Alexander Hyland (13022) and Francis Hyland (6/1319) were killed and Henry Thomas Hyland (21414) survived.

    Listed on birth registration as Alec AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    6 December 1917 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM XXVI. BB. 8A. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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25 April 2018SamWhangarei, New ZealandResearcher

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