Regimental number | 3041 |
Place of birth | Chatham, Kent, England |
School | St Paul's School, Belfast, Ireland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 17 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Elizabeth Ashley, 89 Turner Street, Abbotsford, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Edward Byrnes, 23 Cawnore Street, Belfast, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3041A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Son of generations of soldiers who might lie in all parts of the world to uphold the honour of the British Flag." (details from mother) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Rue du Bois, Somme sector, France |
Age at death | 19 |
Place of burial | Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave 32), Fleurbaix, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles Edward andannie Sophia BYRNES, 37 Tapley Place, Edge Lane, Liverpool, England |