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William Robert BYERS

Regimental number1627
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
SchoolCatholic School
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBootmaker
Address1068 Hay Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Byers, 55 Henderson Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Enlistment date7 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 23 January 1917
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 22), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
137
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Johanna BYERS, 4 Rankin Road, West Subiaco, Western Australia. Native of Sydney
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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