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Title: Info on an Irish Family Member killed in action
Post by: Georgie7372 on Friday 26 February 10 12:47 GMT (UK)

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Looking for information on Patrick Joseph Byrne, was in the Royal Engineers and died in action in Belgium in 1917.  Married to Anna Maria White, born c 1876, father also Patrick Joseph (1836-1880), no info on his mother, but I am led to beleive that he was born and raised in Dublin, although its possible he was living in Scotland when he joined up.

Not actually one of mine, am searching on behalf of an elderly rellie living in Australia so any help would be gratefully appreciated.

NB.  Have tried Ancestry and Genes with no luck

Title: Re: Info on an Irish Family Member killed in action
Post by: nanny jan on Friday 26 February 10 13:38 GMT (UK)

Hi,

His details are on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site:

http://www.cwgc.org


shown as son of Patrick and Bridget Byrne of Kiltegan, Co Wicklow; husband of Anna Maria Byrne of 242 Annathill, Glenboig, Lanarkshire

Hope that helps.


Nanny Jan

Title: Re: Info on an Irish Family Member killed in action
Post by: Georgie7372 on Friday 26 February 10 14:00 GMT (UK)

Thank you so much, my Uncle-in-Law has been trying to find info on him for ages (but doesn;t have the use of a pc or the internet!).

Title: Re: Info on an Irish Family Member killed in action
Post by: corisande on Friday 26 February 10 17:17 GMT (UK)

It also shows he was with
175th Tunnelling Coy.

Name:     Patrick Byrne
Birth Place:    Rathvilla, CO. Wicklow
Residence:    Hamilton, Lanarkshire
Death Date:    6 Mar 1917
Enlistment Location:    Glenboig, Lanarkshire
Rank:    SPR.
Regiment:    Corps of Royal Engineers
Number:    157759

Background on RE Tunnelling Companies
http://www.1914-1918.net/tunnelcoyre.htm

And on 175
175th Tunnelling Company     Formed at Terdeghem in April 1915, and moved soon after into the Railway Wood-Hooge-Armagh Wood area of the Ypres Salient. Extended to the Hill 60 in July 1915. Relieved in May 1916 by the 1st Australian Tunneling Company. Moved briefly to Spanbroekmolen in April 1916. Destroyed the entrance inclines to Hermies catacombs in March 1918, as the enemy advanced from Cambrai. Built bridges over the Ancre in the British advanced on the Somme in Autumn 1918.

Title: Re: Info on an Irish Family Member killed in action
Post by: mmm45 on Saturday 27 February 10 10:57 GMT (UK)

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=View&r=5538&dbid=1633&iid=NOISBN-IRISHVOL1-00335&fn=Patrick&ln=Byrne&st=r&ssrc=&pid=5838

Heres his listing in Irelands War Dead.

Ady

Title: Re: Info on an Irish Family Member killed in action
Post by: Georgie7372 on Tuesday 02 March 10 10:02 GMT (UK)

Thank you everyone for your help, my uncle has been thrilled with all the information I've sent to him.   :D :D :D :D

Title: Re: Info on an Irish Family Member killed in action
Post by: johnny_doyle on Saturday 22 May 10 19:13 BST (UK)

you might want to think about uploading some info about him to his Findagrave reference :

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Byrne&GSfn=Patrick&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=1917&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=15645377&

My gt grandfather died 3 weeks after your man but with 179th Tunnelling Co, Royal Engineers. We were able to get info re the circumstances of his death from the unit war diary.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=niland&GSfn=joseph&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=1917&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=12481935&