BYRNE, Michael
| Service Number: | 474 |
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| 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 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 474, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 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, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages |
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"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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