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Francis William RYAN

Regimental number3879
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
SchoolSt Margaret's School, Kinning Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationStoker
AddressHunter Street, Castlemaine, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 3.5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinFather, George Ryan, 274 West Scotland Street, Glasgow, Scotland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 August 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 7 December 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Fate variously listed as 'Killed in Action' (Nominal Roll) and 'Accidental' (AWM Roll of Honour).
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 33), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
17
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Murdered by a French Civilian in a disturbance in a house in Bailleul. Authority for inclusion on Roll of Honour contained in 49th Meeting of AWM Board held in Melbourne on 10th December, 1956. See file 746/1/2. Parents: George and Jane RYAN, 63 Plantation Street, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, RYAN Francis William

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