BEIRNE  W.

Given Names:  William Bernard

               

Service Number:  2562

Unit:  6th Battalion, 8th reinforcements                                                                             

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  18 Yrs  5 Mths

Occupation:  Hall Porter                                                                                                 

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Roman Catholic

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  7½ In                  

Weight:  130 Lbs

Chest:  33-35 In

Hair:  Dark Auburn

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Brown

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  31/5/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  SISTER  Miss Lillian Beirne

, Wandong, Victoria                                                                                                         

Embarkation Date:  26/8/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Anchises A68

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Died of wounds

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Unit:  60th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  8992

British War Medal:  17321

Victory Medal:  17260

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1896

Place:  Deniliquin, New South Wales        

Father:  William Michael BEIRNE              

Mother:  Barbara Helen PEARSE

 

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 25/7/1916                          

Place: No. 8 Stationary Hospital, Pozieres, France                                                    

Burial:  Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 19/7/1916; gun shot wound, buttocks

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 318793

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Yes

 

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