BYRNE, Michael
| Service Number: | 7522 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Tunnelling Companies |
| Born: | Dublin, Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Aug 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 7522, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Aug 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 7522, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Anchises, Sydney |
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Next of kin-Sister, Mrs M Towner, Armstrong Terrace, Ithaca, Paddington, Queensland
Enlistment date-10 February 1917
Place of enlistment-Brisbane, Queensland
Unit name-April 1917 Reinforcements-1st Tunnelling Company
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 8 August 1917- Sapper Byrne was then 37.
War service: Western Front
Embarked, Sydney, 8 August 1917; disembarked, Liverpool, England, 25 October 1917; marched into Parkhouse Training Details, 3 October 1917; proceeded overseas to France from Southampton, 14 November 1917; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Rouelles, France, 15 November 1919; marched out to unit, 19 November 1917; taken on strength of 1st Anzac Company, 20 November 1917; attached to 1st Australian Tunnelling Company, 18 December 1917; detached to Australian General Base Details, 30 September 1918; marched into Australian General Base Details, Rouelles, 30 September 1918; transferred to England, 31 October 1918; marched into Weymouth Command Depot, England, 1 November 1918.
Commenced return to Australia for discharge (senility), 4 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane, 15 January 1919.
Discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 9 February 1919.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal