Regimental number | 6526 |
Place of birth | Dungog, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Dungog, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28.1 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 149 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Byron, Brown Street, Dungog, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 4.5 years in the 4th Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces; enlisted in the AIF, 2 August 1915; discharged (medically unfit, not due to misconduct), 16 January 1916. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Newcastle, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3758 Thomas BYRON, 18th Bn, killed in action, Morlancourt, France, 11 May 1918. |
Other details |
Originally enlisted, 2 August 1915; WSW Wounded in action, 28 March 1918 (gun shot wound, contusion abdomen). Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna', 30 June 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 25 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BYRON James Bernard |