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Hyatt,
Montague Charles
Farrier Quartermaster Sergeant. 10th Light Horse. SN 3. Returned 15.6.1916 Invalided.
10 Bridge Street, South Guildford, WA
| Date Enlisted | 09/12/1914 |
| Service Number | SN 3 |
| Age of Enlistment | 32 years |
| Place of Enlistment | Guildford, WA |
| Place of Birth | London, England |
| Previous Military Experience | 12 years Royal Horse Artillery, 3 years Australian Army Service Corps (ASC) with Guildford Remount Depot |
| Occupation | Farrier Soldier, with Guildford Remount Depot |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address History | 10 Bridge Street, South Guildford, WA (1915) Later address – wife, Swan Street, Guildford, WA |
| Cause of Death or Invalided |
Returned Invalided |
Military History
Embarked Fremantle per HMAT 'Mashobra' A47 for Suez 8.5.1915.
Roll Rank Farrier Sgt.
Roll Unit 10th Light Horse.
Hyatt was promoted to Farrier Quarter Master (FQM) on 9.12.1914. He was drafted to Heliopolis and Mena Camp. Hyatt was admitted to Hospital with Malaria 5.10.1915 and a gastric ulcer in 1916. He was admitted to the No 3 and No 1 Australian General Hospitals and the No 3 Auxiliary Hospital at Abbassia. Hyatt was invalided with malaria and listed for early return to Australia.
Embarked Suez for Australia per HS ‘Kanowna’ 11.5.1916.
Returned/Disembarked Melbourne 16.6.1916.
Discharged from Army 27.6.1916.
Final Rank Farrier Quarter Master Sgt. 10th Light Horse.
Medical Condition Invalided with Malaria and gastric ulcer .
Awards and Medals 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Notes Montague C Hyatt is recorded as having previously served with the Royal Navy by 1901, Service Number 194138, based at Shorncliffe, Folkestone, in a training camp for new recruits. When later posted to Australia, he did not return and took up a position with the Guildford Remount Depot). Records held at the National Archive, Admiralty: Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services ref 137/108. This information appears to conflicts with his given service record. He had relationship with Helen(surname not recorded) and had one son.
Photos HMAT 'Kanowna' as a Hospital Ship in 1916. Artist R. A. Borstel, image source AWM Art 91910
Farrier Smith Light Horse Jordan. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM B0264
SS 'Mashobra'. Photographer unknown, photograph source Naval Collection AWM P10509.023.001
Information Source
AWM Art91910. HMAT 'Kanowna' as a Hospital Ship in 1916. Artist R. A. Borstel, image sourced from the Art collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM B0264. Farrier Smith Light Horse Jordan. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM P10509.023.001. SS 'Mashobra'. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Naval Collection of the Australian War Memorial
Guildford War Memorial
NAA: B2455, Hyatt M C 3
National Archive, Admiralty: Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services ref 137/108
Wise H. and Coy. Western Australian Post Office Directories. SLWA
10 Bridge Street, South Guildford. WA.
Associated Images
HMAT 'Kanowna' as a Hospital Ship in 1916. Artist R. A. Borstel, image source AWM Art 91910
Farrier Smith Light Horse Jordan. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM B0264
SS 'Mashobra'. Photographer unknown, photograph source Naval Collection AWM P10509.023.001