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BYRNE, William Joseph
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | Depot, 4670, VX12863 |
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Enlisted: | 7 April 1915, Melbourne, Victoria. Depot Battalion. Date of discharge unknown. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2/2nd Railway Construction Company (RAE) |
Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 7 August 1896 |
Home Town: | St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria |
Schooling: | St Kilda State |
Occupation: | Driver |
Died: | Heidelberg repat, 5 February 1977, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Frankston Memorial Park and Cemetery |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
7 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Depot, Melbourne, Victoria. Depot Battalion. Date of discharge unknown. | |
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24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4670, 23rd Infantry Battalion, 12th Reinforcements. Prahran, Victoria. | |
4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4670, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4670, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
20 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4670, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Accidental. GSW left arm. Cartridge exploded during rubbish burn. | |
15 Nov 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4670, 23rd Infantry Battalion, RTA per Ypiringa, disembarked Melbourne 04-01-1920. | |
27 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4670, 23rd Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
23 Apr 1940: | Enlisted VX12863, Caulfield, Victoria. | |
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23 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX12863 | |
25 May 1940: | Embarked VX12863, 2/2nd Railway Construction Company (RAE), R.M.S. Stratheden, Melbourne. Sapper. | |
13 Mar 1942: | Embarked VX12863, RTA (medical). Engineer Training Battalion - Staff. | |
16 Oct 1944: | Discharged VX12863, Aust. Armoured Corps Training Regiment. Medical. Lance Sergeant. |
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