James Patrick RYAN N/A

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Service Number:	410097
Enlisted:	8 November 1941
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Northcote, Victoria, Australia, 9 August 1919
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Salesman / School Teacher
Died:	Heidelberg West, Victoria, Australia, 7 August 1987, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Preston General Cemetery, Bundoora, Victoria P, Grave 13020
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

8 Nov 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2)
23 Jun 1942:	Embarked Embarked Australia for overseas service, Disembarked Canada 9th Aug. 1942
28 Dec 1942:	Embarked Embarked Canada for U.K. Disembarked U.K. 8th Jan, 1943
9 Feb 1943:	Involvement 410097, Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Missing Air Operations, target The Hague Holland
1 Mar 1945:	Imprisoned Air War NW Europe 1939-45, During an escort sortie his Spitfire was hit by anti-aircraft fire over the Hague in the Netheralnds & crash landed.He was taken as a POW at Nuremburg from 1st March to 1st April 1945 and at Stalag Moosburg from 15th April to liberation by the Americans on April 29th 1945.
19 Jan 1946:	Honoured Australia Service Medal 1939-1945, Air War NW Europe 1939-45
1 Feb 1946:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 410097, 602 Squadron
1 Feb 1946:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 410097

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