Regimental number | 3017 |
Place of birth | Tunnack, Tasmania |
School | State School, Tunnack, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Tunnack, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, James Byers, Tunnack, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Amiens, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Place of burial | Querrieu British Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 2), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Clara BYERS. Native of Tunnack, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3018 Corporal William BYERS, 40th Bn, returned to Australia, 4 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |