| Accession Number | P07087.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | c February 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of brothers 2199A Private Francis Stanislaus (Frank) Ryan (left), 1st Battalion, ...
Description
Studio portrait of brothers 2199A Private Francis Stanislaus (Frank) Ryan (left), 1st Battalion, and 2672 Driver Ambrose Bernard Ryan, 3rd Battalion. Prior to enlistment both were storekeepers of Goolma, NSW. Bomber Francis Ryan embarked with the 7th Light Trench Mortar Battery on HMAT Shropshire from Melbourne on 11 May 1917. On 23 August 1918, having transferred to the 1st Battalion and promoted to lance corporal, he was killed in action near Harbonnieres, France, aged 30. Pte Ambrose Ryan embarked with the 8th Reinforcements of the 3rd Battalion on HMAT Runic from Sydney on 9 August 1915. He returned to Australia on 28 March 1919.