John Alphonsus BYRNE

BYRNE, John Alphonsus

    Service Number: 1664
    Enlisted: 21 May 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 53rd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Waterford, Ireland, 1891
    Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: National School, Waterford, Ireland
    Occupation: Groom
    Died: Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    21 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1664, Depot Battalion (AIF), Liverpool, New South Wales
    19 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: ''
    16 Aug 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 18th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for M.E.F Gallipoli per H.M.T. "Unknown"
    22 Aug 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 18th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Gallipoli, Turkey
    22 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 18th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli
    10 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Admitted -- 5th Australian Field Ambulance -- Sick -- Gallipoli, Turkey
    11 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Transferred -- Admitted -- 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station -- Dysentery -- Gallipoli, Turkey
    13 Sep 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 18th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Gallipoli for Alexandria per H.S "Nevaska"
    19 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 18th Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- No 2. Auxiliary Convalescent Depot -- Dysentery -- Heliopolis, Egypt
    11 Oct 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 18th Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- No 2. Australian Auxiliary Hospital -- Dysentery -- Heliopolis, Egypt
    2 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 18th Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- N.Z&A Convalescent Depot -- To Light Duty -- Helouan, Egypt
    18 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged to Duty -- Egypt
    18 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Training Battalion (AIF), T.O.S. from 18th Infantry Battalion -- Egypt
    20 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 5th Training Battalion -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
    19 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Royal George"
    28 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
    19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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