Individual Details
John RYAN
(26 Feb 1884 - )
Events
| Birth | 26 Feb 1884 | The Mall, Thurles, County Tipperary | |||
| Baptism | 29 Feb 1884 | Thurles Parish Church, Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland | |||
| Military | Abt 1899 | in the 4th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment militia - Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland | |||
| Military | 30 Jun 1900 | and enlisted in the Royal Irish Regiment (Short Service) - Templemore, County Tipperary |  | ||
| Residence | 30 Jun 1900 | Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland | |||
| Occupation | 30 Jun 1900 | labourer - Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland | |||
| Residence | 31 Mar 1901 | barracks | |||
| Marriage | 6 Sep 1909 | Roman Catholic Church, Castletown, Queen's County - Johanna POWELL | | ||
| Occupation | 6 Sep 1909 | Cork, County Cork | |||
| Occupation | 6 Sep 1909 | clerk - Cork, County Cork | |||
| Residence (family) | 1 Jul 1910 | Monanimy, Killavullen, County Cork - Johanna POWELL | | ||
| Occupation | 1 Jul 1910 | railway porter - Killavullen, County Cork | | ||
| Residence (family) | 2 Apr 1911 | Ballynamona, Mitchelstown, Cork - Johanna POWELL | |||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1911 | railway signalman - Mitchelstown, Cork | |||
| Residence (family) | 9 Nov 1911 | The Mall, Thurles, County Tipperary - Johanna POWELL | | ||
| Occupation | 9 Nov 1911 | labourer - Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland | | ||
| Military | 30 Jan 1912 | and rejoined for 4 years | |||
| Occupation | From 1913 to 1920 | postman - Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary | | ||
| Residence (family) | 9 Nov 1913 | Bridge Street, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary - Johanna POWELL | | ||
| Military | 25 Jun 1916 | and was discharged | |||
| Residence (family) | 3 Sep 1916 | Waterford Road, Carrickbeg, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary - Johanna POWELL | |||
| Residence (family) | From 1917 to 1920 | Pill Road, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary - Johanna POWELL | |||
| Occupation | 1 Sep 1937 | gardener - Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland |
Families
| Spouse | Johanna POWELL (1874 - 1940) |
| Child | Margaret Bridget Mary RYAN (1910 - ) |
| Child | Kate Anne RYAN (1911 - ) |
| Child | Patrick RYAN (1913 - ) |
| Child | Johanna RYAN (1916 - 1916) |
| Child | Bridget Agnes RYAN (1917 - ) |
| Child | John Joseph RYAN (1920 - ) |
| Father | Patrick RYAN (1851 - 1923) |
| Mother | Margaret O'CONNELL (1851 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Patrick RYAN (1874 - ) |
| Sibling | Michael Joseph RYAN (1875 - 1965) |
| Sibling | James RYAN (1876 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Cornelius "Con" RYAN (1878 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Daniel RYAN (1879 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas "Tom" RYAN (1881 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Mary RYAN (twin) (1883 - 1883) |
| Sibling | Catherine RYAN (twin) (1883 - 1883) |
| Sibling | James RYAN (1886 - ) |
| Sibling | William RYAN (1887 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Maryanne "Mary" RYAN (1889 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Joseph RYAN (1894 - ) |
Notes
Military
Before joining the Royal Irish Regiment (RIR) he served with the malitia in Thurles. John (Regimental number 6821) served with the RIR from November 1901 to February 1903 in India . From February 1903 to February 1905 in South Africa, and from February 1905 to October 1907, again in India. From 1908 to 1914 he was in the Army Reserve when he worked as a railway signalman and a postman. On the 7th of August 1914 he was called-up and served with the British Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium.He attained the rank of Lance Corporal and Acting Corporal and was wounded at the battle of Ypres receiving a gun-shot wound to the right thigh. Consequently he was discharged from the army on the 25th of May 1916.
John was awarded the Victory Medal, the British Medal and the 1914 Star.
With the 4th Division, John would have fought in the following
1914
The Battle of Le Mons
The Battle of Le Cateau
The Battle of the Marne
The Battle of the Aisne
The Battle of Messines 1914
1915
The Second Battle of Ypres