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RYAN, Leo Francis
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| Service Number: | 416368 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Operational Training Units (RAF) |
| Born: | Kent Town, South Australia, 6 October 1914 |
| Home Town: | Rose Park, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Rostrevor College, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Public service clerk |
| Died: | Accidental (air crash), Silloth, England, England, United Kingdom, 4 January 1943, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Causewayhead Cemetery, Silloth, Cumbria, England Sec R Grave 9 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crystal Brook District WW2 Roll of Honour, Crystal Brook WW2 Memorial, Rostrevor College WW2 Memorial Plaques |
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William Francis and Marion Teresa Ryan, of Rose Park, South Australia.
"THY WILL BE DONE" R.I.P.
AIRMAN KILLED
IN ACCIDENT
Sergeant-Observer Leo Francis Ryan, 28, of the Royal Australian Air Force, was killed in an air craft accident at Silloth, Cumberland (England), on Monday, according to advice received by his mother, Mrs. M. T. Ryan, of Close street, Rose Park. Educated at Christian Brothers' College, he was employed, before his enlistment, by the Government Produce Department, Light square, City, and also the Engineering and Water Supply-Department at Crys tal Brook.
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