John Edward RYAN

Regimental number18707
OccupationShepherd
Next of kinFather, Patrick Ryan, Matawhero, Gisborne
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 July 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 19 June 1917
Place of burialTrois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row S, Grave No 35), Steenwerck, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Patrick Ryan, Te Hua Station, Whatatutu
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 16