Military service
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Husband of Elizabeth Byron, of 45, Fullarton Street, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Digital gallery of Private John Byron
Digital gallery of
Private John Byron
WWI Memorial on wall of Irvine Old Parish Church, Kirkgate, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. John Byron's name is the tenth in the fourth (last) column.
Image taken 24 August 2014 by Tom Tulloch.
Digital gallery of
Private John Byron
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Burbank to Bytheway. Microform Sequence 16; Volume Number 31829_B016725. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 160. Page 921 of 926.
Digital gallery of
Private John Byron
From the Loyal Edmonton Regimental magazine the Fortyniner. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private John Byron
From the Loyal Edmonton Regimental magazine the Fortyniner. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private John Byron
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Image gallery
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WWI Memorial on wall of Irvine Old Parish Church, Kirkgate, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. John Byron's name is the tenth in the fourth (last) column. Image taken 24 August 2014 by Tom Tulloch.
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Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Burbank to Bytheway. Microform Sequence 16; Volume Number 31829_B016725. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 160. Page 921 of 926.
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From the Loyal Edmonton Regimental magazine the Fortyniner. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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From the Loyal Edmonton Regimental magazine the Fortyniner. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 62 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY Somme, France
Contay is a village in the Department of the Somme on the main road, Amiens to Arras. The CONTAY BRITISH CEMETERY lies on the left (north east) side of the road to Franvillers. There are no access problems. There is a CWGC road sign next to the church and square of the village and next to the D23, Franvillers - Corbie, sign. The distance from the CWGC sign to the Cemetery is approximately 650 metres.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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