Michael BYRNE

BYRNE, Michael

Service Number: 474
Enlisted: 17 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 29th Infantry Battalion
Born: Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada, March 1893
Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: Riverhead School, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
Occupation: Seaman
Died: Killed in Action, France, 2 March 1917
Cemetery: Bancourt British Cemetery
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

17 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 474, Melbourne, Victoria
10 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 474, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 474, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 474, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
27 Sep 1916: Wounded Private, 474, 29th Infantry Battalion, (cut lip)
2 Mar 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 474, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line

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Biography

"Michael was born in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland (Canada) in 1893, to parents John & Elizabeth Bryne. He was a seaman and was on a ship off Melbourne in June 1915. He left the ship to volunteer into the AIF and was allotted to the 29th Battalion. He embarked Aust. in Nov., 1915 &, after training in Egypt, the 29th Battalion arrived in France in late June, 1916. The battalion was then involved in the infamous Battle of Fromelles on 19/20 July. Michael survived this disastrous battle but was wounded in the face on 27 Sept. He spent more time in hospital with skin complaints & the mumps & eventually rejoined his unit on 14 Feb. 1917. He was killed in action on 2 March, during an attack on Sunray Trench, near Guedecourt & he is buried at Bancourt British Cemetery..." - SOURCE (resources.macknortshs.eq.edu.au)

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