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BYRNES, Norbert Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2966, 2966A |
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| Enlisted: | 7 October 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hawksbury River, New South Wales, June 1878 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2966, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2966, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2966, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane | |
| 9 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2966A, 47th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2966A awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-08-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Embarkation Roll (www.awm.gov.au) has incorrectly recorded spelling of Christian name NORBET
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