Regimental number | 3879 |
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
School | St Margaret's School, Kinning Park, Glasgow, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Stoker |
Address | Hunter Street, Castlemaine, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 3.5" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, George Ryan, 274 West Scotland Street, Glasgow, Scotland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Fate variously listed as 'Killed in Action' (Nominal Roll) and 'Accidental' (AWM Roll of Honour). |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 33), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Murdered by a French Civilian in a disturbance in a house in Bailleul. Authority for inclusion on Roll of Honour contained in 49th Meeting of AWM Board held in Melbourne on 10th December, 1956. See file 746/1/2. Parents: George and Jane RYAN, 63 Plantation Street, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RYAN Francis William |