John James BYRNES

Regimental number1380
Place of birthGalway, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation42
Height5' 8"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Michael Joseph Byrnes, Clifden, Galway, Ireland
Previous military serviceServed for 10 years in the Dragoon Guards and Rennington Scouts.
Enlistment date20 April 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/7/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on 4 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Division Ammunition Column
FateReturned to Australia 8 April 1917
Discharge date11 June 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Sydney, 4 October 1915; taken on strength of 1st Light Horse Railroad Company, Heliopolis, Egypt, 1 March 1916; taken on strength of 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Zeitoun, 10 March 1916.

Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 27 March 1916; mustered as Driver, 15 May 1916.

Admitted to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, England, while on leave, 19 January 1917; discharged from hospital and granted leave, 6 February 1917.

Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 16 February 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Barambah', from Plymouth, 8 April 1917; disembarked Brisbane, 9 June 1917; discharged, 11 June 1917 (medically unfit: defective vision).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BYRNES John James