James Patrick RYAN

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RYAN, James Patrick

Service Number:	290621
Enlisted:	8 January 1940
Last Rank:	Wing Commander
Last Unit:	RAAF Station Darwin
Born:	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 24 September 1916
Home Town:	West Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Accidental (Flying Accident), Port Keats, Northern Territory, Australia, 11 September 1945, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT G.D.2., Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Wing Commander, 290621
8 Jan 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF Station Darwin
8 Jan 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander, 290621

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Son of Denis and Marion Josephine Ryan

Husband of Joanne Duffel Ryan of West Perth, WA

Wing Commander James Patrick Ryan 290621 of Number 52 Operational Base Unit was killed in the loss of RAAF Vultee Vengeance A27-527 near Port Keats, NT

The other crewman onboard was Flying Officer Keith Beatty Morgan 412019 who survived the incident, he was discharged in November 1945

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