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Gordon Armstrong RYAN

Regimental number6135
Place of birthWapengo, Bega, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressG P O Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, John Mersey Ryan, Pericoe, via Eden, New South Wales
Enlistment date21 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 16 April 1917
Date of death16 May 1917
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 18), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
89
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary RYAN, "Lyndhurst", Burragate, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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