HYAM, Vernon Kingsley
| Service Number: | SX10723 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 December 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 8th Division Ammunition Sub-Park |
| Born: | Murray Bridge, South Australia, 1 December 1918 |
| Home Town: | Jervois, Murray Bridge, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Jervois Public School |
| Occupation: | Truck Driver |
| Died: | Illness, Japan, 28 December 1944, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Labuan War Cemetery H B 10 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Jervois Memorial Gates, Jervois Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 14 Dec 1940: | Involvement Private, SX10723, Enlistment/Embarkation WW2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Wayville, South Australia | |
| 14 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX10723 | |
| 28 Dec 1944: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Driver, SX10723, 8th Division Ammunition Sub-Park | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Born 1 December 1918, Murray Bridge, South Australia
Father Walter Mark HYAM and Mother Ethel Maud HUTCHINSON
17/12/1940 Enlisted in WWII at Wayville, South Australia
17/2/1945 Captured in Singapore by Japanese, and taken Prisoner of War (POW)
A Driver in the Ammunition Sub-Park
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28/12/1944 Vernon died of illness in Japan
buried in: Labuan War Cemetery, Labuan, Malaysia
Thank you to Darryel McLean for his information.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 24/4/2015. Lest we forget.
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mr and Mrs W. HYAM of Jervois, River Murray, SA. Educated at Jervois Public School with a good record he took a keen interest in football and was one of the best players with the Jervois Association Team who were premiers 11 years in succession. In civilian life Vernon drove his brother's lorry for the S.A.F. Union picking up milk along the River Settlements. He enlisted in July 1940.
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