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John Joseph RYAN

Regimental number6150
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressMeredith Street, Bankstown, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation44
Height5' 11"
Next of kinWife, Mrs C Ryan, Meredith Street, Bankstown, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 March 1916
Place of enlistmentBathurst, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 17 March 1917
Date of death3 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date13 June 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Beltana', 17 March 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 12 May 1917, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit: senility, rheumatism, damaged clavicle), Sydney, 13 June 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death3 July 1919
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, RYAN John Joseph

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