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William Ryan

Rank Private RMLI
Service Number 17775
Born 17/03/1896 Paisley or Renfrew

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Plymouth
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HMS Defence

Class Minatour class Armoured Cruiser

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Plymouth Naval Memorial

The memorial was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and is situated on The Hoe which looks directly towards Plymouth Sound. There are 23,204 identified casualties listed of which 7,231 were sailors in World War One. The memorial was unveiled by HRH Prince George on 29th July 1924

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Irish Yes Enlistment 14/12/1914 Next of kin address 59 Back Sneddon Street Paisley, Renfrewshire Grandmother: Catherine Donnachio Scotland Mother Mary Ann McGinty Father James Ryan More info Date of enlistment: 14/12/1914.