James BYRNE

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Service Number:	1229
Enlisted:	19 July 1915, Black Boy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1876
Home Town:	Peak Hill, Meekatharra, Western Australia
Schooling:	Marist Brothers College Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Propsector
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Marist Brothers College Great War Honour Roll, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

19 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1229, Depot Battalion , Black Boy Hill, Western Australia
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1229, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1229, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong A2
17 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1229, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. " Transylvania"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1229, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1229, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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