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Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne
Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne

Ryan, Charles (4767)

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC

Age: 36 years 5 months

Enlistment Details: Saturday, 4 March 1916 – Melbourne, VIC

Service Number: 4767            view online service record

Address:
21 Bridge Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Next of Kin:
Bridget Ryan (wife)
21 Bridge Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Embarkation Details:
Date: Tuesday, 4 April 1916
Ship: HMAT Euripides A14
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion – 12th Reinforcements

Fate:
KIA: Sunday, 1 September 1918
Place: France


1917 ‘PORT CASUALTIES.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 1 December, p. 2. , viewed 26 Aug 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88368893

 

1918 ‘Family Notices’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 16 November, p. 2. , viewed 08 Nov 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88368408


Private, 24th Infantry, killed in action 1 September, 1918, France, aged 38, commemorated Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Parents: Michael and Margaret RYAN, wife: Bridget RYAN, born Port Melbourne, educated St Joseph’s RC, Port Melbourne, although “C Ryan” also appeared on the Nott Street SS Honour Roll. Enlisted as a 36-year-old driver with wife at 21 Bridge Street, circular returned from that address.

Additional research by Brian Membrey

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