| Regimental number | 1119 |
| Place of birth | Bally Valley, Killaloe, Co Clare, Ireland |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
| School | National School, Killaloe, Co Clare, Ireland |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 27 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 107 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Byrne, 54 James Street, Dublin, Ireland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Box Hill, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 6th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2182 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of burial | Colchester Cemetery (Plot T, Row 5, Grave No. 62), Essex, England |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 165 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Patrick and Alicia BYRNE, Bally Valley, Killaloe, Co. Clare, Ireland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked, Melbourne, 22 December 1914. Wounded (injury not stated), Gallipoli, 26 July 1915; admitted to Military Hospital (broken ribs), Malta, 31 July 1915; embarked for England, 18 August 1915; admitted to Military Hospital, London, England, 26 August 1915; discharged from 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, to furlough, 8 September 1915; embarked, Devonport, 15 January 1916, to rejoin the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force; disembarked, Alexandria, Egypt, 13 January 1916; rejoined unit from Base, Tel-el-Kebir, 15 January 1916; transferred to and taken on strength of 58th Bn, Serapeum, 17 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked, Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916; proceeded to England on leave, 18 January 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 9 February 1917; promoted to Temporary Corporal, 20 June 1917; promoted to Corporal, 1 August 1917. Admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance (pyrexia unknown origin), 11 August 1918; rejoined Bn, 16 August 1918. Admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance (PUO), 17 October 1917; to 5th Divisional Rest Station, 7 October 1917; to 54th General Hospital (pleurisy) to England, 21 October 1917; admitted to Colchester General Hospital, England, 29 October 1917; died of disease (pleurisy and effusion), General Hospital, Colchester, England, 5 January 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Age at death | 29 |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BYRNE John Francis |
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