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John Ryan (VC 1918)
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'''John Ryan''' (Februay
1890 -
3 June,
1941) was an
Australian recipient of the
Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to
United Kingdom British and
Commonwealth forces.
He was approximately twenty eight years old, and a
Private (rank) Private in the 55th Battalion, (N.S.W.),
Australian Imperial Force (1st) Australian Imperial Force during the
World War I First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On
30 September 1918 at the
Hindenberg Defences,
France, when the enemy succeeded in establishing a bombing party in the rear of the battalion's recently-won position, Private Ryan, on his own initiative, organized and led a party of men with bombs and bayonets against the enemy. He reached the position with only three men and they succeeded in driving the enemy back. Private Ryan cleared the last of them alone, finally falling wounded himself.
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the
Australian War Memorial ''(Canberra, Australia)''.
References
*
Monuments To Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*
The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
*
VCs of the First World War - The Final Days 1918 (Gerald Gliddon, 2000)
This page has been
:WikiProject Victoria Cross Reference Migration migrated from the [http://www.victoriacross.net Victoria Cross Reference] '''with permission.'''
Category:Australian World War I Victoria Cross recipients Ryan, John
Category:Australian Army soldiers Ryan, John
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