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Gerald BYRNE

Regimental number1117
Place of birthKangaroo Flat, South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressMaldon, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinPeter Byrne, Maldon, Victoria
Enlistment date18 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 12 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialChatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery (Row L, Grave No 40), Alexandria, Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
49
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter and Helen Frances BYRNE
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSurname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as BRYNE.

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