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Byron Wrixon BIRKMYRE

Regimental number366
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
SchoolSt John's School, Darlinghurst, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEstate agent
Address67 Hargrave Street, Paddington, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Henry Alex Birkmyre, 67 Hargrave Street, Paddington, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 1 year in the Scottish Rifles before enlisting in the AIF.
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name2nd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A23 Suffolk on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 22 June 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death27 May 1915 ; secondary dod: 02/05/1915
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialWalkers Ridge Cemetery (Special Memorial 3), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
31
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Henry Alexander BIRKMYRE, husband of Stella C. BIRKMYRE, 185 Glenmore Road, Paddington, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSCOTTISH RIFLES

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