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BYRNE, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1511 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Kensington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mansfield, Vic., 9 December 1889 |
| Home Town: | Tolmie, Mansfield, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bushman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Third Casualty Clearing Station, Lagincourt, France, 14 April 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery I B 1, Grevillers British Cemetery, Grevillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mansfield War Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1511, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Kensington, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1511, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1511, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 14 Apr 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 1511, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1511 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-04-14 |
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Military Medal
Obtained important information through his skioll and bravery at Pozieres. Also did good work at Mouquet Farm andYpres.
Recommendation date: "Unspecified"
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 133
Date: 21 August 1917
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