James Francis Byrne

2nd Corporal

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Mr. T. V. and Mrs. F. A. Byrne, of Kumara, New Zealand; husband of Olive Lilian Byrne, of 25, Caroline St., Wellington, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:

Vincent John Byrne, Brother, Died of sickness 19/10/1918
Charles Alfred Byrne, Brother, Died of wounds (gas) 26/10/1917

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:

10/3210

Name:

James Francis Byrne

Rank:

2nd Corporal

Date of Birth:

Not known

Next of Kin:

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

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

18 June 1917

Day of Death:

Monday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

8th Reinforcements

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

13 November 1915

Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36

Vessel:

Willochra or Tofua

Destination:

Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Strand Military Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

VI. B. 7.

Cemetery Location:

Belgium