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George Frederick RYAN

Regimental number4536
Place of birthClifton, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPrinter
AddressClifton, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 6"
Weight129 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Ryan, Clifton, Queensland
Previous military serviceHave served 2 yrs in 11C
Enlistment date29 November 1915
Place of enlistmentToowoomba, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Star of Victoria on 31 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 August 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Eliza Ann RYAN
Discharge date7 December 1918
Family/military connectionsBrother: 779 Pte John Joseph RYAN, 15th Bn, died of wounds, 1 May 1915.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Carpentaria', 8 August 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 4 October 1918, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 7 December 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death25 May 1921
Age at death22
Place of burialClifton Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, RYAN George Frederick

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