Regimental number | 1626 |
Place of birth | Wellington, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 'Gowrie', Coonamble, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, George Byrne, Toolson Street, Coonamble, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 54th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/71/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 5 January 1916. Taken on strength, 14th Machine Gun Company, 30 August 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme sector, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Bancourt British Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 177 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1888 Pte George Ernest BYRNE, 34th Bn, returned to Australia, 11 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |