We remember John Ryan

We remember John Ryan

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1862
birth Clogheen, County Tipperary Ireland Source:7185178 Source:8720543 1862
enlistment Nenagh, County Tipperary Ireland Source:8720543
marriage Johanna Quigley Source:7185178
service British Army Private 6591 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:8720543
1914
death Died of wounds He was probably wounded at Le Pilly on 19th/20th October, taken as a POW, and then died just over a month later of his wounds. the vicinity of Le Pilly, Pas de Calais France Source:7185178 Source:8720545 Source:8720537 3rd December 1914
burial Sainghin-En-Weppes Communal Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Nord France A 19 Source:8720543

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name Ryan
Source 3870224
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 6591 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Private
Family
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Johanna Quigley wife

Media

Media

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  • Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge
    WW1 Royal Irish Regiment cap badge

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  • Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge
    WW1 Royal Irish Regiment cap badge

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  • The Old Convent, Clogheen, County Tipperary
    The Old Convent, Clogheen. John Ryan was born in Clogheen in 1862

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  • Private John Ryan's headstone
    Private John Ryan's headstone, Sanghin-en-Weppes Communal Cemetery

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  • One of the ditches occupied by RIRgt at Le Pilly
    One of the ditches which were occupied by the Royal Irish Regiment at Le Pilly on 19th/20th October 1914 and where they were surrounded and eventually wiped out.

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    Patrick63223

  • Rue du Pilly, Herlies, Pas de Calais
    Rue du Pilly, Herlies, Pas de Calais, where the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment met its destruction

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    Patrick63223

  • The station where the wounded were treated
    The station building in Le Pilly where Lieutenant Jackson of the RAMC tended to the wounded after the battalion had been overwhelmed.

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  • Map of the actions at Le Riez and Le Pilly
    Map of the actions at Le Riez and Le Pilly from The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, Vol. II (drawn by Major St.Leger)

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    Patrick63223

  • Le Touret Memorial
    The Le Touret Memorial commemorates those who fell in this sector of the Western Front from the beginning of October 1914 to the eve of the Battle of Loos in late September 1915 and who have no known grave. It was designed by John Reginald Truelove and unveiled by the British Ambassador to France, Lord Tyrrell on 22nd March 1930. The soldiers of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment are to be found on panels 11 and 12.

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  • Sainghin-en-Weppes Cemetery
    Sainghin-en-Weppes Cemetery where five soldiers of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment are buried. These are men who were wounded, taken prisoner and subsequently died of their wounds.

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Ireland: National Roll of Honour 1914-1921 Transcription Patrick63223
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Patrick63223

External Evidence

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The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment Vol.II from 1900 to 1922 Patrick63223

Multimedia

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Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge Patrick63223
Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge Patrick63223
The Old Convent, Clogheen, County Tipperary Patrick63223
Private John Ryan's headstone Patrick63223
One of the ditches occupied by RIRgt at Le Pilly Patrick63223
Rue du Pilly, Herlies, Pas de Calais Patrick63223
The station where the wounded were treated Patrick63223
Map of the actions at Le Riez and Le Pilly Patrick63223
Le Touret Memorial Patrick63223
Sainghin-en-Weppes Cemetery Patrick63223

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