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Born | Joseph Byrne 21 November 1856 Beechworth, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 28 June 1880 Glenrowan, Victoria, Australia | (aged 23)
Cause of death | Gunshot wound to an atery near the groin |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Bushranger |
Organization | Kelly Gang |
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Joseph Byrne (21 November 1856 – 28 June 1880)[1] was an Australian bushranger of Irish descent. A friend of Ned Kelly, he was a member of the "Kelly Gang" who were declared outlaws after the murder of three policemen at Stringybark Creek. Despite wearing the improvised body armour for which Ned Kelly and his gang are now famous (and which he is reputed to have designed), Byrne received a fatal gunshot during the gang's final violent confrontation with police at Glenrowan, in June 1880.
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