RYAN, George Edward
| Service Number: | VX28580 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 June 1940, Caulfield, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia, 15 March 1910 |
| Home Town: | Irymple, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial, Stanhope Montevideo Maru Story Boards |
World War 2 Service
| 28 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, VX28580, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX28580, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion, Caulfield, Vic. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Adelaide Ryan; husband of Irene May Ryan, of Moonee Ponds, Victoria.
George was raised in a family of eight children in Port Lincoln South Australia. He enlisted in the Australian Army on June 28 1940 in Irymple Victoria.
He was assigned to Unit 'R' Company Victoria. George was the brother of the late Stanhope dairy farmer, tom ryan.
There are a number of his relatives living in the district today.
Pte. G.E. Ryan, Mildura, who has been reported missing in Rabaul, is the son of Mrs. A. Ryan, Port Lincoln. His wife lives in Dundas Place, Albert Park. He was formerly employed in the Irymple packing shed.
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