HYLAND, John Herbert
| Service Number: | 28583 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 December 1945, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Ordinary Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Warrnambool |
| Born: | Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia, 12 March 1929 |
| Home Town: | Wynyard, Waratah/Wynyard, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Wynyard State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Mill worker/Boot store employee |
| Died: | Died of Injuries (floating mine), Cockburn Reef, North Queensland, Australia,, 9 July 1970, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cairns War Cemetery Plot B. Row A. Grave 4., Cairns Cemetery, Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Peacekeeping Service
| 5 Dec 1945: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, 28583, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 14 Sep 1947: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, 28583, HMAS Warrnambool |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Son of Herbert Harold and Dorothy May Hyland, of Wynyard, Tasmania.
"WYNYARD MAN KILLED WHEN SWEEPER HITS FLOATING MINE
A/B John Herbert Hyland (18), of Wynyard, was one of two seamen who lost their lives when the minesweeper, H.M.A.S. Warrnambool, struck a mine 300 miles north of Cairns on Saturday. Another Tasmanian is on the list of injured. The second man killed was Stoker A. G. Garrett, of West Melbourne...
PARENTS IN WYNYARD
A/B Hyland was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Hyland, of 74 Dodgin street, Wynyard. He was educated at the Wynyard State School, and before enlisting 12 months ago was employed at Waite's Boot Store. His brother Peter is serving with the B.C.O.F. in Japan." - from the Burnie Advicate 15 Sep 1947 (nla.gov.au)
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