| Regimental number | 10/486 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Newmarket, Auckland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Butcher |
| Address | 44 Cuba Street, Palmerston North |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.7 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 153 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Miss K Crosby, Karangahake |
| Previous military service | Karangahake Senior Cadets |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Palmerston North |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Lance Sergeant |
| Final unit | 7th Wellington West Coast Company, 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Earl Ryan and Kathleen Ryan, Kitchener Street, Waihi, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, Anzac, 1 May 1915 (boils); rejoined unit, 20 May 1915. Admitted to No.25 Casualty Clearing Station, Imbros, 27 June 1915 (gastro enteritis); rejoined unit, 10 July 1915. Appointed Corporal, 1 October 1915. Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, Mudros, 3 November 1915 (abscess); rejoined unit, 6 November 1915. Admitted to HS 'Delta', Dardanelles, 21 November 1915 (dysentery); transferred to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, Egypt, 26 November 1915; discharged, 31 December 1915. Rejoined unit, Moascar, 17 January 1916. Appointed Temporary Lance Sergeant, 1 February 1916. Appointed Lance Sergeant, 1 March 1916. Embarked with unit to join British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Wounded in action, 16 September 1916 and posted as 'missing in action', the same day. Court of Enquiry, 4 December 1916, finds 'that not sufficient time has elasped for it to find that it is reasonable to suppose that this NCO is dead'. Buried in 57 sq.S.6.a.6.7, 8 February 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20809064 |