Regimental number | 2131 |
Place of birth | Jindabyne, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Auckland Street, Bega, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19.8 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Joseph Byrne, c/o William Taylor, Eurabodalla, South Coast, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 43rd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces, Bega; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Bega, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 55th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Raymond John |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Andrew Richardson |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2262 Pte Thomas Francis joseph BYRNE, 55th Bn, killed in action, 9 May 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Benalla', 18 March 1917; discharged (medically unfit: debility following pneumonia), Sydney, 30 April 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 78 |
Place of burial | Woden Cemetery, ACT |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BYRNE Raymond John Sylvester |