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George Johnston Byrne

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Johnston AWMM
  • Surname
    Byrne AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 30729 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    12 August 1886 AWMM Tipperary, Ireland (Eire) AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 22 August 1916 AWMM Brown Street, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M. Byrne (mother), 28 Iona Road, Glassneven, Dublin, Ireland AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 7 December 1916 AWMM Widowed AWMM
    Widowed; 3 children AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 30729 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 22 August 1916 AWMM
    Age 30 AWMM
    Driver/Military AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 feet 7 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      10 stone AWMM
    • Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM
      Fair AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Fair AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Admitted with pneumonia 26 May 1917 AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Discharged from dangerously ill list 11 June 1917 in 35th General Hospital. AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Transferred to Conv. Depot, Hornchurch 2 July 1917. AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Discharged Hornchurch 4.8.17 AWMM
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Wife: Ida Jane Byrne - died 27 October 1915

      Sons: George Johnston Byrne - born 12.8.1910; John Edward Byrne - born 8.3.1912; Robert Leslie Byrne - born 20.5.1914 AWMM
    • George Johnston Byrne (junior) his birthday is recorded incorrectly. It is actually 21 August 1910, not the 12 August 1910. Could this please be changed. I know I’m correct as he was my grandfather and I’ve seen his birth certificate. Public - Nerida - Direct descendant - 25 April 2022 - Family papers. He was born in Gisborne, New Zealand.
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    29 September 1918 AWMM
    Age 32 AWMM
    Havrincourt, France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich, Nord, France AWMM II.C.7 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • Though I never met you, I feel I know you very well. Thank you so much for your service to your adopted country. I have been to your homeland of Ireland and you are honoured on your parents grave. In the short time you had raising my grandfather, you did an awesome job. My grandfather was a real gentleman and you would be very proud of him. I’m sure you have caught up with one another in heaven by now.
    Public - Nerida - Direct descendant - 23 April 2022
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25 April 2022Nerida Auckland Direct descendant

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