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James Alphonsus RYAN

Regimental number488
Place of birthGeelong Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressPO, Gheringhap, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinMother, Mrs Bridget Ryan, PO, Gheringhap, Victoria
Enlistment date24 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAnzac Cyclist Battalion, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number12/2/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on 27 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Machine Gun Company
FateDied of wounds 2 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row A, Grave No. 8A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
179
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Bridget RYAN, Gheringhap, Victoria

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