
| Regimental number | 2023 |
| Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Harrow Road, Auburn, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Cousin, Miss E Gannon, 122 Oxford Street, Erskineville, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt William Stanishaw Ryan on NR |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Lone Pine Cemetery (Special Memorial Row C, No. 62), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 34 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Mary RYAN. Native of Sydney |