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Vincent John Byrne

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Headstone, Codford St. Mary ANZAC Cemetery (January 2011) - No known copyright restrictions

Headstone, Codford St. Mary ANZAC Cemetery (January 2011) - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Vincent John AWMM
  • Surname
    Byrne AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 4/535 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    4 April 1893 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    59 Ellice Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs F.A. Byrne, 59 Ellice Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 4/535 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 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
    Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
    Encephalitis AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Vincent Byrne was the son of Thomas Vincent and Frances A. M. Byrne, of Kumara, Westland.

    Two of Vincent's brothers, James Francis (10/3210) and Charles Alfred (4/536), also died in World War 1. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    19 October 1918 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    England, United Kingdom AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Codford (St Mary) New Churchyard, Wiltshire, England AWMM 124 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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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 101 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM
    • The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018) AWMM
    • Scadden, J. (2018). Broken branches : New Zealand families who lost three or more children in the Great War. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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