RYAN, Frederick
| Service Number: | 2023 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Sunbury, Victoria, Australia , May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Scamander, Break O'Day, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Benchman |
| Died: | East Hawthorn, , Victoria, Australia , 5 May 1943, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria RC-030-0032 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2023, 4th Field Ambulance, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2023, 4th Field Ambulance, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2023, 4th Field Ambulance, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2023, 4th Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Battle of Messines, Gallantry | |
| 24 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2023, 4th Field Ambulance |
Family background
Known as Fred. Mother’s name Margaret Charlotte Ryan (née Edebohls) who died aged 31 at Upper Scamander, Tasmania and was buried at St Mary’s, Tasmania by her father-in-law Owen Ryan who was buried next to her in 1900. His parents were married in Victoria in 1882. His father was Jeremiah Ryan, born 1860. Very large family as Jeremiah remarried Marion Olive Ryan (née Dunn) in 1896.
Fred married Nellie Harris.
Submitted 23 October 2023 by Catherine Clerke
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of J RYAN
Of Scamander River, East Coast, Tas.
Military Medal
'This man showed great gallantry and devotion to duty during the recent operations on 9th, 10th and 11th June. On the 9th June his squad of stretcher-bearers worked continuously for eighteen (18) hours over an area which included part of the crest and forward slope of MESSINES RIDGE and which, throughout, was subjected to concentrated shell fire of all descriptions. He had not only to evacuate wounded from Regimental Aid Posts, but also carried out a systematic search of shell holes in the vicinity, thus picking up many wounded men who would otherwise have lain out exposed to fire for an indefinite period. Private Ryan throughout, in the interests of the wounded, showed an entire disregard of personal anger. he was previously been recommended.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 219
Date: 20 December 1917
Biography contributed by Catherine Clerke
Father: Jeremiah Ryan
Mother: Margaret Ryan nee Edebohls
Step-Mother: Marion Ryan née Dunn
Paternal Grandfather: Owen Ryan
Paternal Grandmother: Catherine Ryan née McPherson
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