Joe Byrne

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Joe Byrne
Born	Joseph Byrne 21 November 1856 Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
Died	28 June 1880(1880-06-28) (aged 23) Glenrowan, Victoria, Australia
Cause of death	Gunshot wound to the groin
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Bushranger
Organization	Kelly Gang
Parents	Patrick Byrne (father) Margaret White (mother)

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.