Regimental number | 2167 |
Place of birth | Port Fairy, Victoria |
School | Tower Hill Public School, nr Koroit, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Drover and horsebreaker |
Address | Roebourne, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Catherine Creber, West Kempsey, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Light Horse Regiment, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/15/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Believed to have been recommended for a posthumous VC." (details from sister) |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Egypt |
Age at death | 62 |
Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row P, Grave 30), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parrents: Patrrick and Euphemia BYRON |
Family/military connections | Nephew: 4575 Pte Roy MacPHERSON, 59th Bn, died of wounds, 3 September 1918. |