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BYRNE, Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 831 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 November 1914, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Trafalgar, Victoria, Australia, 12 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Trafalgar, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sunny Creek State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - head, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 August 1915, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.Turkey Special Memorial, Row A, Grave 44 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Trafalgar St John Church "BYRNE" Memorial Plaque, Trafalgar War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 831, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 831, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 831, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 3 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 831, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Slight bullet wound to the head and returned to duty the same day | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 831, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Gunshot wound to the skull |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Pierce Byrne and Annastasia (nee Adams) Byrne of Trafalgar, Vic
THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT
PRIVATE M. BYRNE
(Died of wounds) was a native of Trafalgar, 25 years of age, and the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Byrne, who are among the oldest residents in that part of Gippsland. He had been twice wounded, the second injury proving fatal. He was a lad of splendid physique, being robust, agile, and athletic, and altogether a fine sample of a young Australian farmer.
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