| Regimental number | 1356 |
| Place of birth | Brigalows, Narrabri, New South Wales |
| School | Public School |
| Other training | Stockman |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Drover |
| Address | Uralla, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Susan Maria Ryan, Uralla, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | 414 Kitcheners Horse, South African War |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Palestine |
| Age at death | 44 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 44 |
| Place of burial | Gaza War Cemetery (Plot XVIII, Row F, Grave No. 7), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Patrick and Elizabeth RYAN; husband of Susan Maria Ryan of 44 Hutton Street, Manly, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Two brothers: Corporal George Henry Ryan, killed in France and Private Arthur Ryan, 12th Light Horse, returned to Australia |
| Other details | Son of Patrick John and Elizabeth Anne (nee Robertson) Ryan |