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Life Summary

Name Samuel Michael Byrne
Alternative Names
  • Michael Eldrige Samuel Burns
Born

10 July, 1883
Humbug Scrub, South Australia, Australia

Died

24 February, 1978 (aged 94)
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Occupation *

* Dates are approximate