Regimental number | 3016 |
Place of birth | Araluen, New South Wales |
School | Bunalloo Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | School teacher |
Address | Araluen, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Byrne, Araluen, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 6 months in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Araluen, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal 'Gallantry and devotion to duty as runner and guide. (Pozieres)' Recommendation date: |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 22.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Martinpuick British Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 15), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 112 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary BYRNE, Redbank, Araluen, New South Wales |
Medals |
Military Medal 'On 1st August, 1916, at POZIERES acted as runner to Major GRANT while party was employed digginhg forward trench in No Man's Land; went back and forth under heavy shell-fire and acted as guide to reliefs.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BYRNE Cecil John |