Ancestor Details

Name of Ancestor: Arthur Albert Ryan

Ancestor's date of birth: 04/05/1880

Ancestor's date of death: 05/05/1959

Cause of Death: Coronary failure

Service Number: 134 and 1931

Colony or State of enlistment: QLD, Place of Enlistment: Toowomba

Unit: 3^rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, and 3^rd Australian Commonwealth Horse (QLD)

Rank attained in Boer War: SGT, Date Effective: 1902

Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No record of post Boer War service.

Murray Page: 470, 527

Contingent: Third Queensland and Second Australian

Ship: Duke of Portland, Date of Sailing: 02/03/1900

Ship: Manhattan, Date of Sailing: 08/04/1902

Memorial details: Detail not provided

Awards/Decorations: Queen and King's South Africa Medals with clasps.

Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided

Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided

Details of service in war: April 1900 - April 1901 with the third QMI in Rhodesia, west Transvaal including relief of Mafeking (16-17 May 1900), defeat at Koster River (22 July 1900) and defence of Elands River Post (4-16 August 1900); and in northern Transvaal including battle of Rhenoster Kop (29 November 1900), and advance on Pietersburg. Promoted Corporal 16 November 1900. The 3 ACH did not see active service.

Service and life after the Boer War: Returned to Australia: 9-13 August on Drayton Grange. No further details of life after the Boer War provided.

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Lorraine Hill, Dunedin New Zealand
Relationship to Ancestor: Grand daughter

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