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John Richard Francis BYRNE

Regimental number2350
Place of birthCharlton, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address32 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinSister, Miss Ellen Byrne, 32 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date23 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 13 July 1915 - 24th Bn, 5th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 10 January 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 22 October 1917. Wounded on two occasions: at Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, 22 March 1916, and in the Messines sector, 21 March 1917.
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name John Richard
Place of death or woundingMont St Quentin, France
Age at death32
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 28), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
101

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