HAYTER, Basil
| Service Number: | 1644 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Milkman |
| Died: | Mental illness , 16th Australian General Hospital's Military Mental Asylum, 25 November 1924 |
| Cemetery: |
Warragul Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1644, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1644, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1644, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 9 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1644, 26th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, GSW left shoulder, comprehensive fracture of humorous - severe Returned to Australia as a result | |
| 5 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1644, 26th Infantry Battalion, MD due to shoulder wound |
Pte Basil Hayter
From "How We Served"
1644a Private Basil Hayter a milkman and farmer of Hobart, Tasmania enlisted for War Service on the 25th of April 1916 (ANZAC Day). Allocated to rienforcements for the 26th Battaion, 1st AIF, Basil embarked for England and further training on the 1st of July, and then proceeded to France to undergo further training at the Bull Ring at Etaples. Basil joined his Unit in the trenches on the 9th of Janurary 1917. Whilst serving in Belgium in the vicinity of Ypres, Basil received multiple shell wounds to his upper chest and left shoulder and was evacuated back to England for hospitalisation on the 12th of November. Basil was marked as an invalid and was embarked for his return to Australia on the 2nd of Feburary 1918. Further hospitalisation following Basil's arrival saw the physical wounds he had received in Belgium begin to improve. Basil's mental health however steadily deteriorated and by the 3rd of December 1919 he was admitted into the 16th Australian General Hospital's Military Mental Asylum diagnosed as suffering dementia praecox due to his service with the 1st AIF. Basil was discharged from the Asylum on the 4th of May 1921 as having improved. However by the 17th of December 1923, he was re-admitted after relapsing, and whilst still in residence of the Asylum, Basil died on the 25th of Novemeber 1924. Basil was layed to rest within Warringal Cemetery.
Submitted 27 February 2019 by Evan Evans
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From How We Served
The final resting place for;- 1644a Private Basil Hayter a milkman and farmer of Hobart, Tasmania who enlisted for War Service on the 25th of April 1916 (ANZAC Day). Allocated to reinforcements for the 26th Battaion, 1st AIF, Basil embarked for England and further training on the 1st of July, and then proceeded to France to undergo further training at the 'Bull Ring' at Etaples.
Basil joined his Unit in the trenches on the 9th of Janurary 1917. Whilst serving in Belgium in the vicinity of Ypres, Basil received multiple shell wounds to his upper chest and left shoulder and was evacuated back to England for hospitalisation on the 12th of November. Basil was marked as an invalid and was embarked for his return to Australia on the 2nd of Feburary 1918.
Further hospitalisation following Basil's arrival saw the physical wounds he had received in Belgium begin to improve. Basil's mental health however steadily deteriorated and by the 3rd of December 1919 he was admitted into the 16th Australian General Hospital's Military Mental Asylum diagnosed as suffering dementia due to his service with the 1st AIF. Basil was discharged from the Asylum on the 4th of May 1921 as having improved.
However by the 17th of December 1923, he was re-admitted after relapsing, and whilst still in residence of the Asylum, Basil died on the 25th of Novemeber 1924. Following his passing Basil was laid to rest within Warringal Cemetery, Victoria.
Click images to start slideshow.