Regimental number | 865 |
Place of birth | Corowa, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | PO, Moyhu, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 11.5" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Joseph Byrne, PO, Moyhu, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 12 months in the 16th Australian Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces, Wangaratta. |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Wangaratta, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Anzac Cyclist Battalion, Reinforcement 10 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 12/2/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Cyclists' Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
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Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 11 May 1917; admitted to ship's hospital at sea, 14 May 1917; discharged from ship's hospital, 8 June 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 26 days; disembarked Plymouth, England, 19 July 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 23 July 1917; discharged to Convalescent Training Depot, 3 August 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 12 days. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 5 August 1917; discharged to Convalescent Training Depot, 23 August 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 19 days. Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 17 September 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 November 1917; taken on strength, 2nd Anzac Cyclists' Bn, 1 December 1917. Transferred to Australian Corps Cyclists' Bn, 16 January 1918. Admitted to 1st Australian Field Ambulance, 20 May 1918 (disordered action of the heart); transferred to New Zealand Stationary Hospital, 23 May 1918; to Ambulance Train No 17, 28 May 1918, and admitted to 32nd Stationary Hospital; transferred to 1st Convalescent Depot, 6 June 1918. Found guilty, 2 June 1918, of when on Active Service disobedience of Hospital Standing Orders: breaking out of bounds: awarded forfeiture of 7 days' pay. Classified B2 (unfit) by Medical Board, Base Depot, Havre, 9 July 1918, and transferred to England. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Medic', 24 August 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 11 October 1918; discharged (medically unfit: debility), Melbourne, 26 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to War Service. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Fawkner Cemetery |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BYRNE Francis James |