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RYLES, David Arthur
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1989 |
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Enlisted: | 25 February 1916, Bathurst, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, March 1889 |
Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Fort Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Brewery Cellarman |
Died: | Killed In Action (Shell), Passchendaele Ridge, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial 53.H.9 Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
25 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1989, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Bathurst, NSW | |
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14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1989, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1989, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1989, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board HMAT A37 Barambah and arrived Plymouth, UK, on 25 August 1916. | |
23 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 34th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of 34 Battalion "A" Coy. | |
21 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1989, 34th Infantry Battalion, Departed Southampton - proceeded overseas to France | |
12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 1989, 34th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, Killed in Action (Shell) while rendering first aid assistance. Buried near Hamburg House before exhumation and relocation to Tyne Cot | |
12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 1989, 34th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1989 awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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