About Gerald J. Ryan
Lived 1887 – 1917 (aged 29). Gerald J. Ryan was an australian rules football player.
Essendon Football Club: Ryan is second from left, back row. Gerald John Ryan (24 May 1887 – 6 February 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League.
Family The second son of George Ryan (1857-1920), and Bridget Ryan (1865-1946), née Carberry, Gerald Ryan was born at Horsham, Victoria on 24 May 1887.
Military service He enlisted in the First AIF in September 1914, and served overseas with the 14th Battalion.
Death He died from a fractured skull; an injury he sustained from a fall on ice, whilst walking near the Tidworth Military Hospitalin Wiltshire, England, where he was convalescing from wounds he had received in action in France.
He was buried with full military honours at Tidworth Camp Military Cemetery.
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Who was Gerald J. Ryan?
Australian rules footballer (1887-1917)
When was Gerald J. Ryan born?
Gerald J. Ryan was born on 24 May 1887 in Horsham.
When did Gerald J. Ryan die?
Gerald J. Ryan died on 6 February 1917 in Tidworth.
What was Gerald J. Ryan's occupation?
Gerald J. Ryan was an australian rules football player.
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