Alfred Henry Byrnes1

M, #568, b. 7 July 1917, d. 24 December 1964
FatherWalter Stanley Byrnes1 b. 26 Feb 1895, d. 19 Sep 1978
MotherAnnie Ethel Hayes1 d. 10 Dec 1947
Last Edited13 Apr 2011
Birth*7 July 1917 NSW1 
Baptism10 April 1919 St Stephens, Penrith, NSW;
son of Walter Stanley & Annie Ethel Byrnes, Labourer, Lambridge
Minister N M Lloyd, CofE1 
Enlisted*8 May 1941 Blacktown, NSW;
Name: Byrnes, Alfred Henry
Service: Australian Army
Service Number: NX194821 (N190454)
Date of Birth: 7 Jul 1917
Place of Birth: Penrith, NSW
Date of Enlistment: 8 May 1941
Locality on Enlistment: Doonside, NSW
Place of Enlistment: Blacktown, NSW
Next of Kin: Byrnes, Walter
Date of Discharge: 11 Jan 1946
Rank: Lance Corporal
Posting at Discharge: 8 Field Company
Prisoner of War: No2 
Marriage*17 July 1943 St Johns, Parramatta, NSW;
Groom: Alfred Henry Byrnes
Status: Bachelor
Place of Birth: Penrith NSW
Occupation: Clay Presser
Age: 25
Usual Residence: Doonside NSW
Father: Walter Stanley Byrnes
Occupation: Labourer
Mother: Annie Ethel Hayes

Bride: Lucy Maude Bunyan
Status: Spinster
Place of Birth: Blacktown NSW
Occupation: Shop Assistant
Age: 30
Usual Residence: Blacktown NSW
Fatther: John Bunyan
Occupation: Bread Carter
Mother: Lucinda Graham McGarrity

Date of Marriage: 17 Jul 1943
Place of Marriage: St Johns Church Parramatta City of Parramatta NSW
Religion: Church of England
Witnesses: E M Oprey, R Hindmarsh
Minister: W G Hilliard, BP;Bride=Lucy Maude Bunyan3 
Death of Mother10 December 1947 Mental Hospital, Callan Park, Leichhardt, NSW;
Name: Annie Ethel Byrnes
Date of Death: 10 Dec 1947
Place of Death: Mental Hospital Callan Park, Leichhardt Municipality; late of 87 Flushcombe Road Blacktown, Blacktown Shire NSW
Occupation:
Sex: Female
Age: 50
Conjugal Status: Married
Place of Birth: Bathurst NSW

Father: Harry Hayes
Occupation: Labourer
Mother: Florence Hayes

Place of Marriage: Penrith NSW
Age at Marriage: 18
Name of Spouse: Walter Stanley Byrnes
Children of Marriage: Rita F 31, Alfred H 29 living; none deceased
Informant: G Bruce R Wooster, Medical Superintendent, Mental Hospital Callan Park, Leichhardt NSW

Cause of Death: Myocardial degeneration, Arterio sclerosis, exhaustion of acute mania
Length of Illness:
Medical Attendant: Theodora M England
Date Last Seen: 10 Dec 1947

Date of Burial: 12 Dec 1947
Place of Burial: Delivered to the Rookwood Crematorium
Minister & Religion: L J Harris, Church of England
Undertaker: C Innes, of the firm of Charles Innes & Son
Witnesses: D Mackennzie, A V Delaney

Cremation Date: 12 Dec 1947
Cremation Place: Rookwood Crematorium
Cremation Informant: T J Massey, Superintendent
Cremation Religion:
Cremation Witnesses: O A Baker;Principal=Annie Ethel Hayes4 
Death*24 December 1964 85 Flushcombe Road, Blacktown, NSW;
Name: Alfred Henry Byrnes
Date of Death: 24 Dec 1964
Place of Death: 85 Flushcombe Road Blacktown NSW
Occupation: Vehicle Builder
Sex: Male
Age: 47
Conjugal Status: Married
Place of Birth: Penrith NSW

Father: Walter Stanley Byrnes
Occupation: Vehicle Builder
Mother: Annie Ethel Hayes

Place of Marriage: Parramatta NSW
Age at Marriage: 26
Name of Spouse: Lucy Maude Bunyan
Children of Marriage: No issue
Informant: Lucy Byrnes, widow, 85 Flushcombe Road Blacktown

Cause of Death: Extreme Cachexia, cancer of stomach with widespread metastases
Length of Illness: Years
Medical Attendant: A Babicka
Date Last Seen:

Cremation Date: 26 Dec 1964
Cremation Place: Rookwood Crematorium
Cremation Informant: J T Field (altered from J R Field), Superintendent
Cremation Religion: K Baker, Church of England
Cremation Witnesses: F C Gill5 

Family

Lucy Maude Bunyan

Citations

  1. [S196] Microfilm Baptism, St Stephens Penrith, 1839-1970.
  2. [S302] Department of Veteran Affairs - WW2 Nominal Roll, online http://www.ww2roll.gov.au, Alfred Henry Byrnes.
  3. [S159] The Castlereagh Connection, online http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hindmar/, 18118/1943 Alfred Henry Byrnes & Lucy Maude Bunyan.
  4. [S159] The Castlereagh Connection, online http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hindmar/, 25840/1947 Annie Ethel Byrnes.
  5. [S159] The Castlereagh Connection, online http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hindmar/, 14501/1965 Alfred Henry Byrnes.