We remember George Ryland

We remember George Ryland

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birth Alexandra Victoria Australia Source:8378870
1912
location Benalla, Victoria Australia parents address Source:9012412 1912
1917
events Sinking of HMAT Ballarat Sinking of ship nr English Channel, off the Lizard, Cornwall United Kingdom HMAT Ballarat was transporting over 1600 Australian troops from Melbourne to the UK. She was torpedoed minutes before an Anzac Day service. No lives were lost, thanks to an orderly evacuation. Source:9012423 25th April 1917
1918
dates Age 24 Source:9012412 11th August 1918
1918
service Australian Imperial Force Private 7309 Australian Infantry 7th Battalion Source:9012427 11th August 1918
employment jockey Source:9012682
enlistment Bendigo Victoria Australia Source:8378870
1918
death Died of wounds Hit in abdomen by machine gun fire on 9 Aug while attacking at Lihon Ridge. Lay in shell hole for some hours, conscious and cheerful. Reached CCS 10 Aug, died at 2:30 am 11 Aug. RC Chaplain attended. 48th Casualty Clearing Station France Source:9012427 Source:9012682 11th August 1918
burial Villiers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme Buried by R.C. Chaplain in the Military Cemetery Asylum, Amiens, officially known as the Dury Hospital Military Cemetery. France IV.BB.5 Source:9012427 Source:9012682
sibling Ernest Ryland Source:8378870
sibling Caleb Ryland Source:9012412
sibling Alick Ryland Source:9012489
sibling Blanche Ryland Source:9012489
sibling Mrs Peterson Source:9012489
sibling Mrs Davis Source:9012489

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names George
Initials G
Last Name Ryland
Source 8378870
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Benalla, Victoria Australia parents address known 1912
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Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Australian Imperial Force 7309 Australian Infantry 7th Battalion Private
Family
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ernest RYLAND brother
Caleb Ryland brother
Alick Ryland brother
Blanche Ryland sister
Mrs Peterson sister
Mrs Davis sister

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Official Records

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Australian ANZACs from the National Archives of Australia

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Benalla Standard: Roll of Honor J53054
Troopship SS "Ballarat": Torpedoed and Sunk by German Submarine April 25th 1917 J53054
Commonwealth War Grave Commission: G Ryland J53054
The Argus: Died on Service J53054
Australian Red Cross Society: 7309 Private Ryland, George J53054

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