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RYAN, William Polding
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1520 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunbible, New South Wales, 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 I A 2, Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Murwillumbah War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, SN 1520, 31st Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 5 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, SN 1520, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 5 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, SN 1520, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Bakara, Melbourne | |
| 30 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, SN 1520, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Patrick Polding RYAN
Of Upper Crystal Creek, Tweed River, NSW
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 tor freedom and liberty,
And died 'neath the Red, White and Blue
Inserted by his sorrowing parents,
brothers and sisters, Crystal Creek.
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