Albert John BYRNE

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BYRNE, Albert John

Service Number:	Lieutenant
Enlisted:	19 August 1914, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Thackaringal, New South Wales, Australia, 11 September 1890
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Broken Hill Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Electrician
Died:	Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 1, Row K, Grave 13. His name is located at panel 58 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Old Burke Ward Boys Roll of Honor, Broken Hill War Memorial, Broken Hill Zinc Corporation Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

19 Aug 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
19 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide
2 Mar 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, ANZAC / Gallipoli
Date unknown:	Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

LIEUTENANT A. J. BYRNE - from the 'Broken Hill Barrier Miner' 16 May 1915.

"Lieutenant Albert John Byrne, the first of the Broken Hill men reported killed, was an employee on the mines. He left Broken Hill as a non-com., having done good work in 82B Area in instructional work. He was about 24 years of age. He lived at Railway Town. Both his father and mother are dead. Lieutenant Byrne was one of the first six men examined by Surgeon-captain Hains for service in Broken Hill."
Submitted by MindVision.

Submitted 16 April 2015

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Biography

Father James Byrne (b._____ - d. 30/8/1890 Silverton NSW)
m. 1886 in Sydney, NSW
Mother Elizabeth Byrne (nee NOBLE, b. ___ - d. 30/8/1892 Broken Hill NSW)

Mother was a Widow of 5 boys, and passed away, leaving the 5 children
(10 years to 1 year 6 months old), with their Aunt as guardian/foster-mother.

He lived with his Aunt - Emily Ruth Rebecca Tapsell (his mother's sister) and
4 siblings at Gaffrey Street, Railway Town, Broken Hill, New South Wales, prior to enlisting.

Siblings:
Eldest brother James Byrne b. 30/3/1882 Barossa Diggings SA - d. 1909 Broken Hill NSW

Brother             Samuel Michael Byrne b. 10/7/1883 Humbug Scrub SA - d. _____
                          m. Florence Curtis POPE
                          f.o. Leonard Samuel (b. 1911); Albert W. (b. 1914); Donald Eric (d. 1960);
                              Archie Edmund (b. 1927 - d. 1981)

Brother             Arthur Henry Byre b.21/5/1886 Barossa Diggings SA - d. ____

Brother             Sydney Patrick Byrne b. ____ - d. 1969
                          m. 1915 Linda May DAVY in Broken Hill

Sister                Mary E Byrne b. 1891 Broken Hill NSW - d. ______
                          m. 1916 Francis de P O'Connor in Broken Hill
                          m.o. Mary A O'Connor (b. 1917)

Brother               James T Byrne b. 1892 Broken Hill NSW - d. ____

Himself:          Albert John Byrne

Previous service:
2 years Lieutenant Senior Cadets, Area 82 B
2 years Lieutenant 81st and 82nd Infantry

Described on enlisting as 23 years 11 months old; single; 5' 6" tall; 10 stone; Church of England

19/8/1914 Enlisted in Adelaide, South Australia

20/10/1914 Embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide on board HMAT A11 Ascanius
as a Lieutenant in the 10th Infantry Battalion, H Company

2/3/1915 Embarked from Alexandria on board the Ionian to GALLIPOLI

25/4/1915       Lieutenant Byrne was killed in the landing at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli
26/4/1915       buried in: Grave 7, Plot XI
                                      Beach Cemetery, Dardanelles, Gallipoli

later reburied in:   Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli, Canakkale Province, Turkey
                           Plot 1, Row K, Grave 13
                           Southern Point of Anzac Cove

Medals:
1914-15 Star (2953); British War medal (4566); Victory medal (4565);
Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (355827).

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 12/3/2015. Lest we forget.

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