Regimental number | 53 |
Place of birth | Gymbowen, Victoria |
Place of birth | Horsham, Victoria |
School | State School, Hopevale, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Hopetoun, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Byrne, Hopevale via Hopetoun, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Ararat, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Berks Cemetery Extension (Rosenberg Plateau Plots) (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 20), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and mary BYRNE, Hopevale. Born at Gymbowen, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |