Thomas Francis (Tom) RYAN MM

Thomas Francis (Tom) RYAN MM Update Details

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Service Number:	4291
Enlisted:	10 August 1915
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, May 1893
Home Town:	North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Natural Causes, Umina, New South Wales, Australia, 26 April 1974
Cemetery:	Palmdale Lawn Cemetery & Memorial Park, NSW
Memorials:

10 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4291, 13th Infantry Battalion
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 4291, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 4291, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
14 Oct 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion
19 Apr 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Battle for Pozières , 'During the operations 29th and 31st August, 1916, this lad was in charge of the Battalion runners. He carried out the duties of a runner in addition to his supervision of the remainder, and rendered most valuable service. No shell fire was too hot for RYAN, who, with complete disregard of danger, would go through the heaviest fire at any hour of the day or night.' Source: Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: 19 April 1917
26 May 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion
3 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 4291, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, SW left foot
10 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 4291, 13th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW abdomen and left buttock
3 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 4291, 13th Infantry Battalion, 2 MD (wounding)

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Also recomended for a Bar to MM for actions during the attack on Stormy Trench, East of Gueudecourt on 4/5th Feburary, 1917 - not awarded.

Thomas Ryan lost two sons in WW2 (Shayne Cunningham)