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Petty Officer Edward Byrne

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Petty Officer Edward Byrne

Birth
Donnybrook, County Dublin, Ireland
Death
9 Aug 1945 (aged 41)
Torpoint, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Burial
Harold's Cross, County Dublin, Ireland Add to Map
Plot
628-A29-26446
Memorial ID
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D/J 100913 Petty Officer Edward Byrne.
of The Royal Navy training establishment, HMS "Raleigh", Torpoint, Cornwall, England.

Torpoint in Cornwall, is on the opposite bank of an estuary to the Devonport Naval Dockyards, in Devon.

Birth.
Edward Byrne, son of John Byrne and Mary Byrne, formerly Byrne, was born on 23 September 1903, at 2 Smiths Cottages, Marlborough Road, Donnybrook, Dublin.
His father was a Bricklayer.

In the 1911 census, the Byrne family were living at Mountpleasant Buildings, Rathmines.
John Byrne was aged 54, a Bricklayer
Mary Byrne was aged 45,
They had been married 29 years and had 13 children, 10 of whom were alive.
7 of their children were living with them, Edward aged 7 being the third youngest.

Marriage.
Edward Byrne, a bachelor, a Sailor in H.M. Navy, from HMS "Walker", son of John Byrne, a Bricklayer, married Mary Elizabeth Harcourt, a spinster, from 27 Upper Kevin Street, daughter of Martin Harcourt, a Coach Painter, on 18 August 1929, at the Church of St. Nicholas of Myra, Francis Street, Dublin.
The Celebrant was Rev. John Pigott C.C.
The witnesses were,
Patrick McDonnell,
Kathleen Byrne.

The death of Edward Byrne, aged 41, was registered in St. Germans district, Cornwall, in the quarter ended September 1945.

His name is included in
Mount Jerome Cemetery War Memorial
D/J 100913 Petty Officer Edward Byrne.
of The Royal Navy training establishment, HMS "Raleigh", Torpoint, Cornwall, England.

Torpoint in Cornwall, is on the opposite bank of an estuary to the Devonport Naval Dockyards, in Devon.

Birth.
Edward Byrne, son of John Byrne and Mary Byrne, formerly Byrne, was born on 23 September 1903, at 2 Smiths Cottages, Marlborough Road, Donnybrook, Dublin.
His father was a Bricklayer.

In the 1911 census, the Byrne family were living at Mountpleasant Buildings, Rathmines.
John Byrne was aged 54, a Bricklayer
Mary Byrne was aged 45,
They had been married 29 years and had 13 children, 10 of whom were alive.
7 of their children were living with them, Edward aged 7 being the third youngest.

Marriage.
Edward Byrne, a bachelor, a Sailor in H.M. Navy, from HMS "Walker", son of John Byrne, a Bricklayer, married Mary Elizabeth Harcourt, a spinster, from 27 Upper Kevin Street, daughter of Martin Harcourt, a Coach Painter, on 18 August 1929, at the Church of St. Nicholas of Myra, Francis Street, Dublin.
The Celebrant was Rev. John Pigott C.C.
The witnesses were,
Patrick McDonnell,
Kathleen Byrne.

The death of Edward Byrne, aged 41, was registered in St. Germans district, Cornwall, in the quarter ended September 1945.

His name is included in
Mount Jerome Cemetery War Memorial

Inscription

In Loving Memory
of my dear Husband
Petty Officer Edward Byrne
died at Torpoint, Cornwall
9th August 1945
Sweet Jesus Have Mercy on his Soul


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  • Created by: John
  • Added: Apr 26, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51639827/edward-byrne: accessed ), memorial page for Petty Officer Edward Byrne (23 Sep 1903–9 Aug 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51639827, citing Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium, Harold's Cross, County Dublin, Ireland; Maintained by John (contributor 47032041).