HYMAN, Robert Ehrard
| Service Number: | 724 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 724, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 724, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Melbourne |
Robert Ehrard Hyman
Name: Robert Ehrard Hyman
Service Number: 724
Place of Birth: Morphettville
Date of Birth: 29 September 1884
Place of Enlistment: Morphettville
Date of Enlistment: 4 September 1914
Age at Embarkation: 30
Marital status: Married
Next of Kin: Wife – Mrs. K.E. Hyman, United Services Club, Adelaide.
Occupation: Licensed victualler
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private, 12th Battalion, F Company
West Adelaide Football Club involvement: Robert played 3 games for WAFC in 1907 after making his debut on 1 June.
Biographical details:
Robert was the son of Robert Hyman and Sarah North. Robert was attached to the 12th Battalion, F Company from 4 September 1914 to 26 March 1916 and then transferred to the 6/32nd Battalion. His unit embarked from Hobart on board Transport A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914 and then proceeded to Gallipoli. He was treated for debility at Mudros on 28 May 1915 and at Gallipoli on 28 August. On 2 September he was admitted to hospital at Heliopolis with tuberculosis and later treated for typhoid and enteric fever at Port Said. Due to his compounding illnesses, Robert was discharged on 27 March 1916 and returned to Australia on the Wandilla on 13 October, returning to serve in France on the Aeneas on 16 October 1916. Four days later he was treated for lumbago at the Australian General Hospital.
During action at Rollancourt, Pas-de-Calais, France, on 3 May 1918, Robert was gassed. After treatment he rejoined his unit on 13 July. On 2 September he was invalided from France and admitted to Woking Hospital, England with appendicitis. Robert received further treatment at Abbeville Hospital and the 1st Auxiliary Hospital in early September and late October, before returning to Australia on the Suevic on 5 January 1919. He was discharged on 15 April 1919. He died on 18 August 1966. His sister, Celia Fisher, applied for the war medals of her deceased brother on 2 August 1967.
Source: NAA; B 2455; Hyman R E; Barcode 7361032.
Submitted 21 October 2023 by christopher collins