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RYAN, Edward James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 672 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia , 29 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Kilkenny, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Kilkenny and at Moonta Mines, South Australia |
| Occupation: | purchasing officer |
| Died: | Cerebral thrombosis, Parkinson's disease, Adelaide. South Australia, 1961 |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 672, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 672, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 672, 13th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Name change
Born Henry Martin Ryan. Mother died at age 4 . Father left him and 2 brothers in care of aunts and uncles. Never seen again. At 18 wanted to go to war. Could not because had to be 21 with out parents permission. Changed his name to his eldest brother's name, Edward James, and enlisted. Arrived in Egypt on way to Gallipoli. Developed a gall bladder infection and by the time he was better, his unit had moved on.
Decided to join the military police in Cairo. Met my grandmother, married her, and had 4 children(my mother Ruby was the eldest)
My mother married a British soldier in Egypt during WW2.
We all(including Edward) migrated to Australia in 1947
Submitted 5 April 2026 by Roy Francis
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