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David Arthur RYLES

Regimental number1989
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCellarman
Address'Fiona', 3 Webb Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinWife, Mrs Elizabeth Mary Ryles, 'Fiona', 3 Webb Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date25 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on 23 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialTyne Coty Cemetery (Plot LIII, Row H, Grave No. 9), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
124
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Elizabeth RYLES; husband of Mrs e. RYLES, "Roswell", Forsyth Street, Willoughby, New South Wales. Native of North Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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