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Christchurch street names T - V - Christchurch City Libraries

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<strong>Christchurch</strong> Street Names: T to V<br />

Current<br />

name<br />

Terrelle<br />

Street<br />

Former<br />

name<br />

Origin of name Suburb Additional information See Source Further<br />

information<br />

Named after<br />

Terrelle, near<br />

Cassino in Italy.<br />

New<br />

Brighton<br />

Private Patrick John Ryan<br />

(1923?-1944), a soldier in<br />

the New Zealand Infantry,<br />

was killed at Terrelle during<br />

World War II. He was a son<br />

of William Nicholas Ryan<br />

(1885?-1950), a contractor,<br />

and brother of Bernie and<br />

Jack Ryan, builders and<br />

developers.<br />

Named by Patrick’s mother,<br />

Mary Catherine Ryan (1892-<br />

1978).<br />

First appears in <strong>street</strong><br />

directories in 1960.<br />

<strong>Christchurch</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Libraries</strong> Page 22 of 95<br />

8 August 2013<br />

Patrick<br />

Street and<br />

Willryan<br />

Avenue.<br />

Information supplied<br />

in 2005 by Jack Ryan<br />

in an interview with<br />

Margaret Harper.<br />

Roll of souls,<br />

Cassino, p 37<br />

Patrick John Ryan

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