The AIF Project

Andrew James BYRNE

Regimental number6927
Date of birth1885
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
SchoolSt Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSalesman
AddressRedhill, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 9"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Josephine Byrne, Lawrence House, Red Hill, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 May 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 May 1917
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 14 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 December 1918
Discharge date16 February 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Sydney, 14 June 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 26 August 1917; marched in to 7th Training Bn, Rollestone, 27 August 1917.

Marched in to 5th Training Bn, Fovant, 7 November 1917.

Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 30 November 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Leicestershire', 9 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 22 January 1919, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit: chronic undocarditis), Brisbane, 16 February 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death1940
Place of burialToowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, BYRNE Andrew James

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.