William Joseph RYAN

RYAN, William Joseph

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
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World War 1 Service

13 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2024, Depot Battalion , Liverpool, New South Wales
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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