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BYRNE, John Alphonsus
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1664 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
21 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1664, Depot Battalion , Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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19 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney | |
19 Jun 1915: | Involvement 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: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 18th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
22 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 18th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Gallipoli, Turkey | |
10 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Admitted -- 5th Australian Field Ambulance -- Sick -- Gallipoli | |
11 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Transferred -- Admitted -- 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station -- Dysentery -- Gallipoli | |
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 | |
11 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 18th Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- No 2. Australian Auxiliary Hospital -- Dysentery -- Heliopolis | |
2 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 18th Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- N.Z&A Convalescent Depot -- To Light Duty -- Helouan | |
18 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged to Duty | |
18 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Training Battalion, T.O.S. from 18th Infantry Battalion | |
20 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 5th Training Battalion | |
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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