Arthur Wellesley Hyman (1880–1947)
Colonel Arthur Wellesley Hyman, former chairman of No. 2 Repatriation Assessment Appeal Tribunal, died in Sydney on Wednesday. He was 66 years of age.
Colonel Hyman was a solicitor with a fine record of military service in both world wars, and took an active part in Servicemen's affairs, having been State president of the Returned Soldiers' League for a number of years.
Colonel Hyman left Australia in 1914 with the 7th Light Horse Regiment, served abroad for five years, and was for a time on the staff of General Sir John Monash.
He was awarded the O.B.E. and was twice mentioned in despatches.
In the second world war Colonel Hyman served as legal staff officer with the 1st Cavalry Division.
In 1944 he was appointed chairman of the Assessment Appeal Tribunal for three years, but last March his appointment was not renewed.
He was one of the original founders of the Legacy Club, Sydney, a member of the Soldiers' Children Education Board and had been president of the Jewish Historical Society and a trustee of the War Veterans' Home, the Anzac Memorial, and the N.S.W. Jewish War Memorial.
He was also a councillor of the Red Cross Society.
The funeral will leave his late residence, 450 Edgecliff Road, Woollahra, this morning, after a service at 10.30 for the Jewish Cemetery, Rookwood.
A memorial service will be held at the Great Synagogue at 5.30 p.m. on Sunday.
Original publication
Additional Resources
- is granted a divorce from his wife, Advertiser (Adelaide), 13 August 1920, p 7
- World War I service record, B2455, item Hyman Arthur Wellesley (National Archives of Australia)
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Hyman, Arthur Wellesley
- Hyman, Naida Elizabeth (wife)
- Hyman, Geoffrey Wellesley (son)
- Hyman, Sarah (mother)
- Hyman, Lewis Hyam (father)
- Solomon, Ruth Rebecca (sister-in-law)
- Solomon, Zara (sister-in-law)
- Solomon, Clifford Esmond (brother-in-law)
- Benjamin, Dinah (aunt)
- Hyman, Anne (grandmother)
- Hyman, Hyam (grandfather)
- Levey, Montague (grandfather)
- Blaubaum, Telka Kate (cousin)
- Hallenstein, Nina (cousin)
- Blaine, Cedric Norman (cousin)
- Monash, John (senior officer)
Citation details
'Hyman, Arthur Wellesley (1880–1947)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/hyman-arthur-wellesley-6784/text25038, accessed 27 July 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
18 June,
1880
Tamworth,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
31 December,
1947
(aged 67)
Edgecliff, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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Education
Occupation
Military Service
- World War I
- Dardanelles campaign, 1915-16
- Landing at Anzac Cove, 1915
- 2nd Light Horse Regiment
- 7th Light Horse Regiment
- 4th Division
Awards
Key Organisations
- Anzac Memorial (Sydney)
- Australia's 150th Anniversary Celebrations Council
- Jewish War Memorial (NSW)
- Legacy (NSW)
- New South Wales Board of Jewish Education
- North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club (NSW)
- Red Cross Society (NSW)
- Royal United Services Institute of NSW
- Soldiers' Children Education Board (NSW)
- Surf Life Saving Association of Australia
- RSL (NSW)
- Australian Jewish Historical Society