Thomas BYRNE

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Service Number:	1722
Enlisted:	5 January 1915, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling:	State School, Richmond, Victoria
Occupation:	Factory hand
Died:	Killed in Action, Villers-sur-Ancre, France, Australia, 17 June 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme Plot 111, Row AA, Grave 5 , Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Ribemont, Picardie, France, Aubigny British Cemetery, Aubigny, Picardie, France, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

5 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
14 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1722, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1722, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
17 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1722, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1722 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-06-17
Date unknown:	Involvement 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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58 Battalion

Rank - Corporal

Son of Joseph and Mary Byrne, of 44, Lambeth St., Kensington, Victoria, Australia. Native of Richmond, Victoria.