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RYAN, John Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 779 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 September 1914, Enlisted at Killarney, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Clifton, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Compositor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row C, Grave 164 Headstone inscription reads: Far from those who loved him in a hero's grave he lies R.I.P. , Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt, 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clifton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 779, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Killarney, QLD | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 779, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 779, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 1 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 779, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 779 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Eliza A. Ryan of Clifton, QLD. Brother of George Frederick Ryan who returned to Australia on 8 August 1919 having served with the 25th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served with the Clifton Cadets, QLD
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