B45P223 Ryan
April 24th, 2011 by AlexandraRYAN, Maurice William* Private 46923
[photo 16 February 2011 – shares same concrete cover with WHEELER 61011, Photo of that taken same day]
25th Reinforcements
Died 9 January 1919
NZEF
Aged 33
Occupation before enlist: Farmer
Cause of death: Influenza & pneumonia [1]
Grave reference: Block 45 plot 223
Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 50, 28 August 1917, Page 3
Reported as sick and wounded but not severe
Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 4, 4 January 1918, Page 8
Reported as arriving home again
His Cenotaph database record:
http://muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/90711.detail?Ordinal=1&c_serialnumber_search=46923
His Commonwealth War Grave record:
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=642385
His military records are available but with restrictions:
http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20809072
probate available POSSIBLY his, same name and year of death [states of Pekanga and Okuru, Settler/NZEF]:
http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=8764409
References:
*sourced from Christchurch City Council cemetery database
[1] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sooty/NZDeathsMZ.html
with thanks to Sarndra Lee
