John William Ryan

1883-1934

Portrait of John William Ryan

Unit

3rd Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

37478

About

Born

19 January 1883
Parents

Mother

Jane Ryan

Father

Thomas Ryan

Settled in New Zealand

1904
Live

Hometown

Auckland
Work

Occupation

Miner

Employer

Auckland Electric Tramway Company
Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

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 51

9 April 1934

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 107/0101180, Military Personnel File.

Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.II, Roll No.45, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 37.

Photograph

Auckland Libraries Ngā Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau, Sir George Grey Special Collections: 31-R2467.

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “John William Ryan (1883-1934)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/751