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BYE, Bertie David Lester
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 31639 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, October 1886 |
| Home Town: | Spotswood, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tanner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 3 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, Wallonie, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Footscray Employees of Michaelis Hallenstein & Co. Pty. Ltd., Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 31639, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 31639, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 31639, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 3 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 31639, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 31639 awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-03-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Bertie David Lester BYE was born in Richmond Victoria in 1886
His parents were David BYE & Margaret Jane PURCELL
He married Lavinia Annie BOOTH in Victoria in 1915 & had two known daughters, Eleanor Coreen & Alma Jean
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