RYAN, James Patrick
Service Number: | 290621 |
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Enlisted: | 8 January 1940 |
Last Rank: | Wing Commander |
Last Unit: | RAAF Station Darwin |
Born: | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 24 September 1916 |
Home Town: | West Perth, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Port Keats, Northern Territory, Australia, 11 September 1945, aged 28 years |
Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT G.D.2., Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Wing Commander, 290621 | |
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8 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF Station Darwin | |
8 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander, 290621 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Denis and Marion Josephine Ryan
Husband of Joanne Duffel Ryan of West Perth, WA
Wing Commander James Patrick Ryan 290621 of Number 52 Operational Base Unit was killed in the loss of RAAF Vultee Vengeance A27-527 near Port Keats, NT
The other crewman onboard was Flying Officer Keith Beatty Morgan 412019 who survived the incident, he was discharged in November 1945