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Frederick George BYRT

Regimental number2074
Place of birthBristol, England
ReligionMethodist
OccupationTailor's cutter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 8"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, George A Byrt, 139 Chesterfield Road, Bristol, England
Previous military serviceServed in the 6th Bn, Gloucestershire Regiment, British Army; time expired.
Enlistment date23 March 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularPresumably came to Australia as a young man: mother remained in Bristol. Enlisted 23 March 1915 - 1st Bn, 5th Reinforcemens. Taken on strength, 1st Bn, 5 August 1915.
FateKilled in Action 6-11 August 1915
Place of death or woundingLone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey
Date of death11 August 1915
Age at death31
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsThe Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 13), Gallipoli, Turkey

The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey.

The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank.

The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.

Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
28
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 5 August 1915.

Reported missing, 6-11 August 1915.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, France, 5 June 1916, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 6-11 August 1915'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BYRT Frederick George

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