Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Henry Byrne

Service number	QX6010
Birth Date	1913-10-22
Birth Place	Australia: Queensland, Maryborough
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Army
Unit	42nd Australian Infantry Battalion
Place	Maryborough
Conflict/Operation	Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1946-02-14 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1946-02-21

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Date of birth	22 October 1913	Maryborough QLD
Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs)	01 July 1932	5th Field Brigade Australian Field Artillery.
Date commissioned	14 August 1935	Lieutenant.
Other units	19 December 1939	2/1st Anti Tank Regiment.
Other	31 January 1940	Course - School of Artillery.
Other	17 June 1940	Arrived Scotland.
Other units	27 June 1940	70th Battalion.
Date promoted	28 June 1940	Captain.
Other	09 March 1941	Arrived Middle East.
Career summary 9	08 July 1941	seconded commanding officer 25th Australian infantry training battalion
Date promoted	19 July 1941	Major.
Other units	04 May 1942	Command 7th Australian Infantry Training Brigade.
Other units	31 March 1943	Commanding officer 2/31st Battalion.
Other units	1943-03-31 - 1943-05-25	2/31st Battalion.
Other	1943-05-22 - 1943-06-08	Course - Jungle Training School.
Other	26 July 1943	Arrived Moresby.
Date returned to Australia	21 January 1944	Cairns.
Other	1944-04-21 - 1944-06-06	Course - Land Headquarters Tactical senior officers.
Career summary 19	14 September 1944	lieutenant colonel commanding officer 42nd battalion
Other units	1944-09-14 - 1945-10-04	42nd Battalion.
Other	15 December 1944	Arrived Bougainville.
Other	20 December 1945	Reserve of Officers.
Date of honour or award	21 February 1946	Mention in Despatches.
Other units	01 April 1948	Commanding officer 3rd Composite Anti Aircraft Regiment.
Other units	01 December 1949	Commanding officer 3rd LAA/SL Regiment.
Other	15 November 1952	Reserve of Officers.