RYAN, John Joseph
| Service Numbers: | 1922, N257092 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Ireland, 15 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Memorials: | Woy Woy Memorial Park |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1922 | |
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| 17 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1922, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1922, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Wounded Driver, 1922, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 15 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1922, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column |
World War 2 Service
| 7 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), N257092 | |
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| 7 May 1942: | Enlisted N257092 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born: 15/1/1895 in Sydney, NSW
Brother: Edmund Ryan, living in Ireland
Previous service:
WWI service #1922 - 1yr WWI (1914-15)
Described on enlisting as 27yrs old; single; Roman Catholic;
living at 16 Murray Street, Perth WA.
15/10/1915 enlisted at Fremantle, WA
17/1/1916 embarked from Fremantle, WA onboard HMAT Borda A30
Private in 10th Light Horse Regiment, 13th reinforcements
Feb 1917 gun shot wounds left knee, thigh, arm and burns to body
Driver in 4th Division Ammunition Column
4/6/1919 returned to Australia
Married:
Wife: Mrs Annie Laura Ryan, living at 11 Ward Avenue, Canterbury
WWII service #N257092
Described on enlisting as 47yrs 4mths old; married; dark complexion;
black hair; brown eyes; 5' 7" talll; 154 lbs
7/5/1942 on medical - noted as having 'severe' burns from previous war injuries
enlisted into WWII at Belmore, NSW
*** service records need to be ordered through National Archives of Australia ***
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 9/6/2016. Lest we forget.