Byrne, George Cumming

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D.S.O., M.B., Ch.M. : Major, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., France and England; also A.N. and M.E.F., New Guinea. Enlisting 4th August, 1914, and sailing on 5th as Hon. Surgeon, R.A.N., transferred to A.A.M.C. (vice Captain B. C. A. Pockley, Killed in Action) and returned in February, 1915. Re-Enlisting and sailing with 5th Australian Field Ambulance 10th January, 1916, crossed from Egypt to France in March and on 14th was appointed to command 1st Australian Sanitary Section (Hygiene), remaining with it until June. Then transferred to 6th A.F.Amb., thence to A.I.F. H.Q., England, and later to No. 6 Australian Hospital, Cobham, being invalided to Australia in April, 1918. Promoted temporary major, 7th August, 1916, and major, 14th November. Awarded D.S.O. 4th June, 1917, and Mentioned in Despatches twice. A.A.M.C. : Lieutenant-Colonel. President, Undergraduates'' Association. Early education at Sydney Grammar School. Later at St. Paul's College.

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1883

Birth in India --, India 3 January 1883
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Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
1913

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1913
1914

Enlisted 4 Aug 1914
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Military service as Major at France --, France ; Wingate, England --, United Kingdom ; Papua New Guinea --, Papua New Guinea
1915

Medical Practitioner 1915
1917

Military award: D.S.O. on 1917-06-04
1919

Married 2 Jun 1919 at St James, King St [ Sydney NSW Australia ]
1925

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1925
1938

Ear Nose & Throat Specialist at Sydney -Macquarie Street- NSW, Australia 1938
1938

Lived at 1938 at The Boulevarde : Strathfield [ NSW Australia ]
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Poate, Hugh Raymond Guy
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Teece, Lennox Graham
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Moseley, Arthur Henry
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
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Medical Practitioner at Sydney -Macquarie Street- NSW, Australia
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Resident Medical Officer at Camperdown -Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital- NSW, Australia
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Resident Medical Officer at Darlinghurst -St Vincent's Hospital- NSW, Australia
1938

Death in Strathfield -- NSW, Australia 2 October 1938

Gender

Male

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Portrait of Dr George Cumming Byrne [ jpg ]

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