Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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BYERS, THOMAS ERNEST

Australians in the front line trenches, south of the Douve River, near Messines. This post was held by D Company, 40th Battalion, and was subjected to heavy minesweeper strafes. Identified, left to right: 3012 Private (Pte) James Basil Brooks, and 3017 Pte Thomas Ernest Byers. Pte Brooks, labourer of Waratah, Tasmania, enlisted on 9 October 1916 and Pte Byers, farm labourer of Tunnack, Tasmania, enlisted on 1 November 1916. Both embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Seang Bee on 10 February 1917 for Devonport, England. After training in England, both joined the battalion on the Western Front, France, on 20 October 1917. Pte Byers was wounded in action near Albert, France, on 28 March 1918 and died later that day in 11 Australian Field Ambulance at Franvillers. He was aged 22 years. Pte Brooks survived the war and returned to Australia on 21 July 1919 for discharge in Hobart on 6 September 1919

Mr ard Mrs James Byers of Tunnack, have received news that their eldest son Private Thomas Ernest Byers, died of wounds on March 29 of this year. A week or so ago Mrs Byers was advised that her other son, Private William Byers had been wounded slightly. The deceased soldier left Hobart with the 40th Battalion, and at the time of his death was 22 years of age

The Mercury 16^th April 1918

Byers, Thomas Ernest 3017 28.03.1918 Franvillers Wounds Querrieu British Cemetery, France

Farm hand and labourer, son of James BYERS and Clara HOUSEGO of Tunnack, Tasmania

Many thanks to Ian Byers (great-nephew of Thomas)

for the photo of Thomas Byers.

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