| Service number | NX40934 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1908-05-21 |
| Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Wollongong |
| Death Date | 1967-08-19 |
| Death Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Concord |
| Final Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | 2/12th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Sergeant Arthur John 'Jack' Ryan
Description
Sergeant Arthur John Ryan enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force, in Tamworth, New South Wales, on 9 July 1940. He was posted to 2/18 Australian Infantry Battalion, and served with this unit in Malaya. On 15 February 1942 he was taken by the Japanese, and was interned as a prisoner of war in Changi camp. He suffered from health conditions and was admitted to the Changi hospital on 27 July 1942, and later classified as ‘permanently unfit’ by October 1942. He was sent to Kranji camp on 28 May 1944, where he continued to suffer with additional health conditions and was bedridden. After the camp was liberated he returned to Australia on 13 September 1945. Sergeant Ryan was discharged 2 April 1946.
Rolls
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Second World War POWs and Missing Persons:
- Unit
- 2/12th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of birth | 21 May 1908 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 09 July 1940 | |
| Date of discharge | 02 April 1946 | |
| Date of death | 19 August 1967 |