Regimental number | 134 |
Place of birth | Prospect, Parramatta, New South Wales |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Reefton Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 45 Regent Street, Paddington, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs E. Riley, 45 Regent Street, Paddington, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Boulogne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No. 138), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 68 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Mrs Ellen RILEY, 'Mentone', Roscoe Street, Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales. Native of Prospect, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign(, 12 April 1915. Wounded in action, and admitted to 17 General Hospital, 9 May 1915 (gun shot wound, scalp); transferred to Convalescent Camp, Alexandria, 13 May 1915; discharged to duty, 5 June 1915. Embarked Alexandria for Gallipoli, 8 June 1915. Admitted to HS 'Gascon', 13 July 1915 (vertigo); transferred to Tigne Hospital, Malta, 18 July 1915; to England, 28 August 1915, and admitted to Military Hospital, Fulham, 11 September 1915 (gun shot wound, right frontal bone and weakness). Admitted to Verne Military Hospital, Portland, 28 December 1915; discharged, 3 January 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 17 days. Rejoined Bn in France, 15 August 1916. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 19 August 1916. Wounded in action, 29 August 1918 (gun shot wound, head), and relinquished temporary rank; admitted to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, 5 September 1916. Died of wounds, 12 September 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Next of kin incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Mr Riley; Byrne was the ex-nuptial child of Mrs Ellen Riley. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BYRNE Frank |