Thomas Henry RYAN MM

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RYAN, Thomas Henry

Service Number:	700
Enlisted:	25 August 1914, at Morphettville
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, October 1889
Home Town:	Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 19 April 1958, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
Memorials:	Yahl Memorial Hall Honour Board

World War 1 Service

25 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 700, 10th Infantry Battalion, at Morphettville
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 700, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 700, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 700, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound, right leg
21 Oct 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, Merris (France), For actions 30 June 1918 at Merris.
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 700, 10th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Glenunga International High School

Thomas Henry Ryan was born in Mount Gambier, South Australia and continued to live there until the occurrence of the war. He closest living relative was his mother, Mrs E. Ryan, whom was also his ‘next of kin’. Before the war, Thomas worked as a labourer and was also single. He enlisted on 25th of August, 1914 like many other soldiers. His unit embarked from Adelaide on board Transport A11 Ascanius on the 20th of October, 1914.

He received a shrapnel wound to the right leg on the first day of the Gallipoli landing, which kept him out of the front line for more than two years. He rejoined the 10th Battalion on 2 July 1917 and in 1918 was repeatedly hospitalised for influenza. As a result of this he was sent home to Australia, embarking on 24 September 1918. But not before he had performed the actions which won him a Military Medal. According to the citation:

During a daylight operation near MERRIS on June 30th 1918 Pte. RYAN made five journeys with wounded along a track which was for 400 yards under direct observation and swept by enemy machine gun fire and snipers. When all wounded had been evacuated he crawled forward 50 yards and bombed the garrison out of a small enemy post which had been greatly impeding the work of consolidation. He set a fine example of courage and devotion to duty. SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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