BYRNE, James
| Service Number: | 116 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlow, Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 April 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" LONE PINE MEMORIAL-Panel 45. , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 116, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 116, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 27 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 116, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 116 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-04-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Address-Family Hotel, Townsville, Queensland
Age at embarkation 32
Next of kin-Father, Michael Byrne, Pollerton, Carlow, Ireland.
Previous military service
Served for 8 years in the Royal Garrison Artillery, 4 years in the Reserves; completed service.
Enlistment date-26 September 1914
Place of enlistment-Townsville, Queensland
15th Battalion, A Company.
AWM Embarkation Roll number-23/32/1
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Proceeded to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli Peninsula, 12 April 1915.
Age at death-33.6
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Sources
NAA: B2455, BYRNE James
He is remembered on the Carlow Great War Memorial which stands in Leighlinbridge Memorial Garden, Milford Street, Leighlinbridge, County Carlow.
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