Regimental number | 5118 |
Place of birth | Belfast, Tansvaal, South Africa |
School | Government School, Lydenburg, Transvaal, South Africa |
Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | 2 Russell Street, North Williamstown, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, George Thomas Byrne, 112 Railway Reserve, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa |
Previous military service | Served as a Corporal in the South African Medical Corps in German Soth West Africa. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Accidentally drowned |
Place of death or wounding | Francvilliers, France |
Age at death | 22.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row K, Grave No. 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 95 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Ada BYRNE, 359 Christoffel Street, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa |