RYAN, Herbert
| Service Number: | 59584 |
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| 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 |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jun 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 59584, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements | |
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| 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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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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