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Thomas Andrew Joseph BYRNES

Regimental number117
Place of birthLambton, New South Wales
SchoolFortitude Valley Boys' School, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationShunter
Address42 Alfred Street, Valley, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Jane Byrnes, 42 Alfred Street, Valley, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 July 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Thomas Andrew
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave 240), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
143
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Killed in enemy air raid. Parents: Thomas Andrew and Mary Jane BYRNES
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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