3049 Private Edward Byrne
The Irish Guards.
1st Battalion.
2nd Division
4th Brigade
Son of Matthew Byrne and Bridget Fleming Byrne, of Golden Ball, Kilternan, Co. Dublin.
He enlisted in the British Army on 23 May 1908, and was amongst the first group of the British Expeditionary Force sent to France in August 1914.
He was killed in action at Zillebeke Wood, near Ypres.
His neighbour in Golden Ball,
Private Denis Doyle
died the previous day in the same action.
his name is included on
Kilgobbin War Memorial
Stepaside, Co. Dublin.
3049 Private Edward Byrne
The Irish Guards.
1st Battalion.
2nd Division
4th Brigade
Son of Matthew Byrne and Bridget Fleming Byrne, of Golden Ball, Kilternan, Co. Dublin.
He enlisted in the British Army on 23 May 1908, and was amongst the first group of the British Expeditionary Force sent to France in August 1914.
He was killed in action at Zillebeke Wood, near Ypres.
His neighbour in Golden Ball,
Private Denis Doyle
died the previous day in the same action.
his name is included on
Kilgobbin War Memorial
Stepaside, Co. Dublin.
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