Herbert RYAN

RYAN, Herbert

Service Number: 59584
Enlisted: 4 June 1918
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements
Born: St Marys, New South Wales, Australia, October 1895
Home Town: St Marys, Penrith Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Influenza Pneumonia, 1st Australian General Hospital at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 6 February 1919
Cemetery: Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England
Plot 68, Row J, Grave No. 8)
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

4 Jun 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 59584, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements
17 Jul 1918: Involvement Private, 59584, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
17 Jul 1918: Embarked Private, 59584, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, HMAT Borda, Sydney
6 Feb 1919: Involvement Private, 59584, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 59584 awm_unit: 13th Australian Reinforcements awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-02-06

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Biography contributed by Steve Larkins

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK

Private Herbert Ryan (see 2nd photo) had arrived in England on 27th September, 1918 & had been admitted to Ship's Hospital with Mumps. He was sent sick to Group Clearing Hospital at Sutton Veny on 29th January, 1919 dangerously ill with Influenza & was then transferred to the 1st Australian General Hospital at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire. He died at 6.30 pm on 6th February, 1919 of Broncho Pneumonia.

NOTE - 5 Australian WW1 Soldiers also died on this date - 6th February, 1917 from Bronchitis/Broncho Pneumonia. They were all buried in Durrington, Cemetery, Wiltshire.

ALL 5 SOLDIERS WERE BURIED in St. John the Evangelist Churchyard at Sutton Veny on 10th February, 1919 except for Private Ryan who was buried on 11th February, 1919.
There are a total of 141 Australian WW1 Soldiers & 2 Australian Nurses buried at Sutton Veny.
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