Gerald Lloyd O'BYRNE

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Service Number:	22
Enlisted:	13 October 1914, Enlisted at Mildura, Victoria
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	Australian Veterinary Corps
Born:	Tipperary, Ireland, 7 June 1893
Home Town:	Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Station Hand
Died:	Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 22 December 1979, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 27 December 1979 with the ashes being scattered at the cmetery
Memorials:

13 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 22, 2nd Mobile Veterinary Section, Enlisted at Mildura, Victoria
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Sergeant, 22, 2nd Mobile Veterinary Section, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Sergeant, 22, 2nd Mobile Veterinary Section, HMAT Bakara, Melbourne
20 Sep 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, Australian Veterinary Corps, Honorary Lieutenant
13 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 22, Australian Veterinary Corps, Discharged at the 3rd Military District.

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Aon enlisting he gave his address as 'Wardell', Richmond River, NSW.

Son of Dudley Edward O'Byrne and Georgina Louise O'Byrne nee Warde of Devonshire Place, Brighton, Sussex, England

Commenced return to Australia on 17 March 1919 aboard HT Plassy disembarking on 30 April 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Post war Gerald was employed at Novelty Knit Pty. Ltd. of Dods Street, Brunswick, Victoria.

During 1923c Gerald married Ruby Millicent Clark in Victoria