Matthew James BYRNE

BYRNE, Matthew James

Service Number: 855
Enlisted: 26 November 1914, Oaklands, SA
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 3rd Light Horse Regiment
Born: Mt Gambier, South Australia, 1893
Home Town: Kensington, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Mt Gambier, South Austral , 12 November 1980, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Carinya Gardens Cemetery, Mount Gambier, South Australia
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World War 1 Service

26 Nov 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 855, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Oaklands, SA
1 Apr 1915: Involvement Private, 855, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1915: Embarked Private, 855, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide
6 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 855, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, TOS on Gallipoli
23 Dec 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 855, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Magdhaba
9 Jan 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 855, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Rafa
19 Apr 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 855, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Battles of Gaza
24 Feb 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 855, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Amman Raid (First)
30 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 855, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Es Salt Raid
16 Jan 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Palestine
12 Mar 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Egypt
26 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 855, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, RTA 15 May 1919 and discharged (TPE).

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