Vincent John Byrne

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Thomas Vincent and Frances A. M. Byrne, of Kumara, Westland.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:

Charles Alfred Byrne, Brother, Died of wounds (gas) 26/10/1917
James Francis Byrne, Brother, Killed in action 18/06/1917

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Composer Gareth Farr grew up with the photos of three young men in army uniform on the wall in his parents’ home. He didn’t know much about them until his mother recounted their history.

The Byrne brothers, Frank, Vince and Charlie, all volunteered for the First World War. All three died in the last 18 months of the war, leaving their New Zealand family devastated.

Gareth was so moved that he wrote a cello concerto in their memory. AC Productions went to France and filmed Sebastien Hurtaud performing the concerto in Laon Cathedral. Picardy, a region where thousands of French and Germans died during the First World War." [Source: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/video/gareth-farr%E2%80%99s-cello-concer..., Accessed: 24/03/2023]

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Casualty

Service Number:

4/535

Name:

Vincent John Byrne

Date of Birth:

Not known

Next of Kin:

Mrs F.A. Byrne, 59 Ellice Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of sickness

Date of Death:

19 October 1918

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Main Body

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

16 October 1914

Transport:

HMNZT 3

Vessel:

Maunganui

Destination:

Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Codford St. Mary (St. Mary) New Churchyard

Cemetery Reference:

124

Cemetery Location:

United Kingdom