William Byron

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**William Byron**
(c.1875, Australia – 2 June 1919, Egypt)

Birth:	c. 1875
Death:	1919 June 2 Mon, Cairo, Egypt
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William (Bill) Byron was a drover from Roebourne. He was Margaret Hall's godfather.

He enlisted as a Trooper in the 10th Light Horse in 1915, 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Embarkation Roll, 15th Reinforcements:

2167, Private William BYRON, a 44 year old Drover from Roebourne, Western Australia. He enlisted on 13 December 1915; and at the conclusion of the war Died of Wounds, 2 June 1919.

Roll of Honour: William Byron, Australian War Memorial:

Service number: 2167. Rank: Trooper. Unit: 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment. Service: Australian Imperial Force. Date of Death: 02 June 1919. Place of Death: 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt. Cause of Death: Accidental. Age at Death: 64. Place of Association: Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia. Cemetery or Memorial Details: Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt. Trooper Byron died of gun shot wounds accidentally inflicted while he was endeavouring to arrest a Turkish prisoner of war.