John Joseph Ryan

1894-1970

Unit

2nd Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

21446

About

Born in New Zealand

12 June 1894
Parent

Father

Michael Ryan
Residence

Hometown

Waiuta
Work

Occupation

Gold-miner

Employer

Consolidated Gold Mining Company
Personal Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

  • Territorial Force

    New Zealand

  • World War I (1914-1918)

    New Zealand Tunnellers

    British War Medal ribbon

    British War Medal

    Victory Medal ribbon

    Victory Medal

    Death

    Died at the age of 75

    16 April 1970

    Sources

    Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

    New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5550 107/0101172, Military Personnel File.

    Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.II, Roll No.34, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 42.

    How to cite this page

    Anthony Byledbal, “John Joseph Ryan (1894-1970)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/750