RYAN, John
| Service Number: | 4286 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballan, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Narrogin, Narrogin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Memorials: | Wickepin District Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4286, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4286, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4286, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle |
Help us honour John Ryan's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
John Ryan, age 23, 11th Battalion, was the only survivor of four brothers who enlisted.
An older brother, 1629 Pte. James Richard Ryan was killed in action at Silt Spur on Gallipoli 28 June 1916.
His youngest brother, 1043 Eugene Joseph Ryan, 32nd Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Fromelles, 19 July 1916.
An older brother, 5120 Dennis James Ryan 2nd Machine Battalion, was terribly wounded on 11 August 1918, suffering paraplegia from a gunshot wound and died from complications aboard the ship transporting him home on the 9 January 1919.
John left Western Australia in early 1916 and was wounded in action at Pozieres 23 July 1916, a gunshot wound to the shoulder, and also suffered with trench feet during December 1916. He was sent to England with debility 29 April 1917, and returned to Australia 27 July 1917 with same.
Two of his brothers who died listed him as next of kin. He was residing in Perth after the war.