RYRIE, Herbert Edward Lascelles
| Service Numbers: | NX5459, 5459 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Dubbo, New South Wales, 20 August 1901 |
| Home Town: | Narromine, Narromine, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Crete, Greece, 21 May 1941, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Suda Bay War Cemetery (Souda Bay) Greece Plot 1, Row C, Grave 19 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Narromine War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX5459 | |
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| 3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 5459, 2nd/1st Machine Gun Battalion, Narromine, NSW | |
| 3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX5459, 2nd/1st Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 10 Jan 1940: | Embarked Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 5459, 2nd/1st Machine Gun Battalion, Ship Orford | |
| 21 May 1941: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 5459, 2nd/1st Machine Gun Battalion, "Operation Lustre" Greece 1941 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Herbert Edward Lascelles RYRIE was born on 20th August, 1901 in Dubbo, New South Wales - his war record states 1905 which is incorrect
His parents were Francis Lascelles RYRIE and Constance Margaret Amelia BAKER
He enlisted to serve in WW2 on 3rd November, 1939 in Narromine, NSW - he was a Private with the 2nd/1st Machine Gun Battalion which embarked for overseas on 10th January, 1940 on the ship Orford
Herbert was Killed in Action on 21st May, 1941 in Crete, and is buried in the Suda Bay War Cemetery
Inscription on his headstone reads:
"IN GOD HAVE I PUT MY TRUST - I WILL NOT BE AFRAID"
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial, The Roll of Honour in Narromine and a memorial headstone in Narromine General Cemetery, NSW
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Three of his brothers also served in WW2
1. Alexander Lascelles RYRIE (NX10003) discharged 1945
2. Douglas Lascelles RYRIE (NX16414)& (N472419) discharged 1943
3. Nelson Lascelles RYRIE (NX22458) & ( NX58406) discharged 1944
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