William Polding RYAN

RYAN, William Polding

Service Number: 1520
Enlisted: 20 July 1915
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 31st Infantry Battalion
Born: Dunbible, New South Wales, Australia, 4 April 1896
Home Town: Crystal Creek, Tweed, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 20 years
Cemetery: Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Plot I, Row A, Grave No 2
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Murwillumbah War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

20 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1520, 31st Infantry Battalion
5 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1520, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: ''
5 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1520, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Bakara, Melbourne
3 Jun 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 31st Infantry Battalion, at Ferry Post
19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1520, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1520 awm_unit: 31st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

RYAN.—In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Sergeant William Polding Ryan, killed in action in France, July 19, 1916 ; aged 20 years and 3 months.


A young life nobly ended,
In Fleurbaix they have laid him,
Our soldier so brave and so true,
He fought for freedom and liberty,
And died 'neath the Red, White, and Blue


Inserted by his sorrowing parents,
brothers and sisters, Crystal Creek.