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RYAN, Reginald Joseph Andrew
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7859 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 September 1917, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, 25 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Toowoomba State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 July 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Also remembered in Toowoomba Cemetery RC Section Block 13-1 D 9-12 2nd monument , Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Sep 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7859, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 7859, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 7859, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 7859, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7859 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carmel McMullen
Son of John William Ryan and Eliza Ann nee Shaw of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
He was a Stretcher bearer in 15th Bn, A Coy
He had been carrying wounded in all day and volunteered to go out and resue a wounded officer even though it was not his turn to go. When approaching the line near where the officer lay he was hit and killed instantly. (Informant Pte G Lynch 7255 A Coy 15 Bn)
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