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William Henry BYRON

Regimental number1622
Place of birthParkes, New South Wales
SchoolState School, Taralgon, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCellarman
Address5 Errol Street, Prahran, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Frederick Byron, 6 Lorne Road, East Prahran, Victoria
Previous military service49th Infantry; Nil
Enlistment date29 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 6 September 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death19.10
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialEfford Cemeterry (Row C, Grave 4833), Plymouth, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
171
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Elizabeth Jane BYRON
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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