Cenotaph : 17206

Cenotaph ID: 
17206
Rank Last Held: 
Corporal
Forenames: 
William Joseph
Surname: 
Byrne
Serial Number: 
203
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Miller
Embarkation Body: 
1st Contingent
Embarkation Date: 
1899-10-21 00:00:00
Place of Embarkation: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination: 
South Africa
Vessel: 
Waiwera
Date of Death: 
28 May 1900
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
Klipriversburg (or Van Wyk's Vlei), Transvaal
Cause of Death: 
Hit by a shell in the head
Cemetery Name: 
Soldiers' Cemetery, Johannesburg, South Africa
Memorial Name: 
Ranfurly Veterans' Home, 539 Mount Albert Road, Three Kings, Auckland, New Zealand
First Rank: 
Trooper
Last Unit Served: 
1st New Zealand Mounted Rifles
Cenotaph CID: 
C17206

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