Regimental number | 728 |
Place of birth | Killiney, Dublin, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Barman |
Address | Post Office Hotel, Edward Street, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Ann byrne, Wylmount, Kiliney, Dublin, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Pioneer Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/15/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Fate | No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked, Melbourne, 6 June 1916. Found guilty, 3 July 1916, of (1) being absent without leave for 6 hours, Cape Town: admonished. Disembarked, Plymouth, England, 26 July 1916. Found guilty, 30 September 1916, of (1) being absent without leave from 1:30 parade, Larkhill: Awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2, forfeited 3 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France from Southampton, 24 November 1916; to War School, in the Field, France, 26 February 1917; rejoined 3rd Pioneer Bn, 4 March 1917; proceeded to 1st Anzac Corps School, Aveluy, 12 December 1917; rejoined unit from school, 21 January 1918; two Blue Chevrons due, 6 June 1917; on leave to England, 26 January 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 11 February 1918; with unit, France, 3 July 1918; on leave to the United Kingdom, 28 November 1918. Found guilty, 13 February 1919, of (1) being absent without leave from Bulford Dermatological Hospital from 6 am, 14 December 1918, until 9 am, 3 January 1919: admonished; forfeits 21 days' pay. Admitted to Dover Military Hospital (venereal disease), England, whilst on leave, 3 January 1919; to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 8 January 1919; discharged to Parkhouse Training Depot, 9 March 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 66 days. Re-admitted to Bulford Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 10 March 1919; discharged to Training Depot, 12 March 1919; marched into 2nd Training Brigade, Codford, 22 March 1919; marched out to Demobilisation Depot, 24 April 1919; granted leave from, 28 April 1919, until, 28 July 1919; taken on strength of Australian Imperial Force Headquarters, London, 28 April 1919; re transferred to 3rd Pioneer Bn, 28 July 1919; marched into Sutton Veny Command Depot, 31 July 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ajana', 19 August 1919; disembarked Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane, 9 October 1919; discharged. Brisbane, 3 December 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BYRNE Joseph Francis Leo |