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BYRNE, Albert Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | B2517 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1939, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Sub Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 10 August 1918 |
| Home Town: | Kedron, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Kedron State and High Schools, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Employed Queensland Can Co. |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Kangaroo Point H.M.A.S. Moreton Honour Roll, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement B2517, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 | |
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| 4 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Sub Lieutenant, B2517, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2, Brisbane, Qld. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Sub.-Lieut. A. E. Byrne. 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Byrne, 8th Avenue, Kedron, was called up for active service at the outbreak. He had been a member of the reserve since August, 1939. He served at Port Moresby for nine months, and was commissioned and transferred to the Warrego. He joined the Sydney's crew in April this year. He was educated at the Kedron State School and the State High School. Before the war he was employed at the Queensland Can Co.