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QMS / Maj. Hyett, Howard Leslie

Quarter Master Sergeant / Major

Date of Birth: 3/4/1892, Swansea (SR-MOD)
Occupation: Commercial Clerk (Census)
Employer: Harries Bros & Co (Shipbrokers), Cambrian Place (ROH)
Enlisted - Date: Form/PW
Service O/S: 23/12/1915
Commission: Commisioned (2/Lt - 31/7/15, t/Cap - 18/7/17)
Awards: 14/15. BWM. VIC.
Gallantry: MC & Bar
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Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 3/5/1892, Swansea. Parents - William Thomas & Dora Anne

- DOB either April or May 3rd (different sources)

- Bapt 19 Jun 1892, St Gabriels, Swansea. Add-10 Malvern Terr. Dads occ-Telegraphist DOB 3/5/1892

1896 - Admitted Brynmill Infants

1901 - 35 Malvern Ter, Swansea. 7yo. W dad, stepmum (Ada Mary) & older bro

1908 - Left Swansea Municipal Secondary School

1911 - 35 Malvern Terrace, Brynmill, Swansea. 19yo. Occ-Commercial Clerk, Harried Bros & Co (Shipbrokers). W dad, stepmum, 2 sibs & servant

1918 - Joined Masons in Swansea, Noc/Dec

1921 -

1922 - Married Elsie M Llewellyn, Q4 Bridgend

1939 - 3 Langland Bay Rd, Swansea. DOB 3/4/1892. Occ-Army, Major 64/34 Lt AA Regt. W wife? Elsie MAy

1977 - Died aged 85, 23 Sep 1977, Add-2 Curlew Rd, Porthcawl.

Address:
35 Malvern Terrace Brynmill
Swansea

Military Service

No SR

Enlisted as Gunner (NEWS), so

QMS by Jan 1915 per school ROH

Commissioned T/2 Lt 31/7/1915 (LG 16/8/15)

Joined 38 (Welsh) Divisional Artillery posted to 122nd Howitzer Brigade

France 23/12/1915

Promoted Temp Lt 7/1/1916

SR-MOD: Served in France: Dec 1915-Oct 1918. Battles Somme 1916, Paschendale 1917, Retirement 1918, Serial Advance 1918. Continually in action with 4.5" Howitzer Battery, actually in command from August 1916 to October 1918, ?? wounded.

Promoted Temp Capt 18/7/17

MC & Bar LG 1-1-1918 & LG 13-9-1918: T/Capt (A.Maj) Howard Leslie Hyett, MC, RFA. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When a sudden hostile advance uncovered his battery he kept the enemy off with point-blank shooting and Lewis gun fire, remaining in action until ordered to retire. When the teams arrived he directed the man-handling on the road and limbering up of the guns, and then covered their withdrawal with his Lewis guns in person. It was entirely due to his resolution and courage that the guns were safely withdrawn. (MC gazetted 1st January 1918).

Demobilised Jan 1919

Rejoined WW2 as Maj. Served w 34 Lt AA Regt in Nth Africa, became their Hon Col post war

First Theatre (MIC): (1) France
Sources: (SR-MOD)(NEWS)

Explanation Of Abbreviations

Awards

  • 14/15 – 1914/15 Star
  • BWM – British War Medal
  • VIC – Victory Medal
  • SWB – Silver War Badge
  • TFEM – Territorial Force (1908-1921)
  • TEM – Territorial Efficiency Medal (1921-1930)
  • TFWM – Territorial Force War Medal

Gallantry

  • MID – Mention In Dispatches
  • LG – London Gazette
  • MM – Military Medal
  • DCM – Distinguished Conduct Medal

Sources

  • ROLL – Medal Roll for British War Medal and Victory Medal (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • MIC – Medal Index Cards (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR – Service Record (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR-F – Service Record (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • SR-NA – Service Record (National Archives) – officers
  • COMM – Commission letters (National Library of Wales)
  • SWB – Silver War Badge Records (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • PENS – Pension Records (Western Front Association/Fold3)
  • CWGC – Commonwealth War Grave Commission
  • RAA – Royal Artillery Attestations 1883 -1942 (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • NEWS – Newspapers
  • CENS – Census Records (Ancestry.co.uk & FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • BFB – Briton Ferry Boys at the Front Fund Committee Records (swansea.gov.uk)
  • FAM – Family Records
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