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RYAN, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6867 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia , 1 January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Mortdale, Hurstville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 10 February 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Berks Cemetery Extension Plot 11, Row A, Grave 22., Berks Cemetery Extension, Wallonie, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mortdale War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6867, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6867, 8th Infantry Battalion, SS Port Napier, Sydney | |
| 10 Feb 1918: | Involvement Private, 6867, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6867 awm_unit: 37th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-02-10 |
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He was originally buried in the local Chateau Rosenberg Cemetery Plot 1, Row K4 then nominated as a Military Cemetery. His body was exhumed in 1930 and reinterred in The Berks Cemetery.