| Regimental number | 2428 |
| Place of birth | Mount Barker, South Australia |
| School | Christian Brothers School, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Telegraph linesman |
| Address | Strathalbvn, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Father, John Aloysius Pyne, Strathalbyn, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Bologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No. 184), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 60 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: J.and A. PYNE, Adelaide, South Australia. Native of Mount Barker, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 937 Pte Patrick Thomas PYNE, 10th Bn, killed in action, 25 April 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 11 September 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 29 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Found guilty, Tel el Kebir, 3 January 1916, of breaking camp and remaining absent until apprehended by a Picquet, 2 January 1916: awarded 14 days' detention and forfeited 1 day's pay. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 27 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 3 April 1916. Found guilty, 12 December 1916, of while on furlough in London, refusing to show his pass to an M.P.; (2) attempting to strike a Military Policeman; (3) using insulting language: awarded 10 days' Field Punishment No 2. Rejoined Bn from furlough, 4 April 1917. Tried by Field General Court Martial, 30 January 1917, on charge of when on Active Service drunkenness in Bresle on 24 January 1917: found guilty; awarded 30 days' Field Punishment No 2; forfeited a total of 36 days' pay. Wounded in action, 26 February 1917 (gun shot wound, head, fractured skull), and admitted to 1st Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, 1 March 1917. Died of wounds, 17 March 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PYNE Octavius John |