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RYAN, William Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 January 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Canterbury (Sydney), New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Bankstown, Bankstown, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Marrist Brothers, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-la Boisselle Plot I. Row B. Grave 48. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2024, Depot Battalion (AIF), Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 10 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 10 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Joined 2nd Battalion -- Gallipoli | |
| 3 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Gallipoli for Ghezireh per H.S "Salta" -- Dysentery (Slight) | |
| 3 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Admitted -- 1st Australia Casualty Clearing Station -- Dysentery. | |
| 9 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Admitted 2nd A.G. Hospital Ghezireh -- Dysentery | |
| 18 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- Mena House Convalescent Depot -- Cairo | |
| 25 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- Br Red Cross Hospital -- Montasah | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- O/Seas Base -- Mustapha | |
| 8 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked for Alexandria per H.M.T. "Alnwick Castle" | |
| 4 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- Australian O/Seas Base -- Ghezireh | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Rejoined Unit -- Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 22 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Invernia" | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 5 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 2nd Infantry Battalion, To Trench Mortar Battery School of Instruction -- Berthen | |
| 12 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Rejoined Battalion from on Command -- Outtersteene | |
| 16 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, T.O.S. from 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, Wounded In Action | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, Killed In Action |
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