John Andrew Joseph Patrick RYAN MC

RYAN, John Andrew Joseph Patrick

Service Number: 266
Enlisted: 2 September 1914, Rockhampton, Queensland
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
Born: Kilkenny, Ireland, 8 March 1885
Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Clerk (Apprenticed to Solicitor)
Died: Non Battle Casualty, place of death not yet discovered, date not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

2 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, 266, Rockhampton, Queensland
24 Sep 1914: Involvement Lance Corporal, 266, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914: Embarked Lance Corporal, 266, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
25 Apr 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 266, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW right arm fracture
18 Jul 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 9th Infantry Battalion
29 Jan 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Imperial Camel Corps
1 Jul 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Imperial Camel Corps
7 Jan 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Imperial Camel Corps
19 Apr 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Imperial Camel Corps , No 3 Coy, near Gaza, GSW left arm (2nd occasion)
9 Apr 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, GSW Scalp and shell shock slight (3rd occasion)
1 Jul 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 15th Light Horse Regiment
13 Aug 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion
1 Jan 1919: Honoured Military Cross, London Gazette
30 Oct 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion, RTA per Wahehe
31 Dec 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion, Appointment terminated

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Enlisted and served under alias Frederick Matthews