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Off ice 1n this city, and
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va s becomf ng a first-class operator when the call to arm:1
resound through out t he Country.
Although only 17 years of age, he looked 21, and
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we rather think he said &0 1 a nyhow, he vas ac ce pted, and was amongs t the f i r st to
don the khaki and shoulder a musket-his number being 38 on the r ole.
He va e very
ne ar be ing amongst t he first half-dozen to joi n.
He served 'thr-ough t he Ga l lipol!
campaign, an d wa s 'Wounde d on November 11th., 1915, in the r i ght ar m and l ef t
knee
by ehr-apne L, He entered Hos pi t a l Feby , 21st. , an d lef t Ayr a ga in for Fr ance,
April 11t h., 1916. He t ook part i n the t erribl e and memorabl e battle of July Le't ,
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at Beaumont llilmel , -: :-; r:;nt -';ith--t;;-ifegf;; n-t a t....:-t i:i=e·'E~ftles- of Ypres,Flere,-':· .~
Guedecourt and Ginchy, and numer ou s skirmishes. He took part i n t he Oct obe r 12th.
fight . Woun de d at Gincby' Nove mber 30th., 191 6, by shot s i n r i ght vri st an d thigh .
Arrived in England Dec ember 7th., 191 6. Reported at Barry Depot July 4th . , 1917,
and arrived back i n St . John I e Auetlst 4th• . Having mace these pr eliminary r emarks
to show to those who CODe af ter u s t he stand ing of the young soldier an d the f ull
confide nce t ha t is t o be place d i n his statements, which at a glance can be seen
are t hose of a brave man, ve shal l nov take up the interesting a ccoun t of t he
Newfoundland Regim en t from t he firs t day of i t s formation unti l Lance-CorpL, Ryan
vae knocked out of the ranks by German shot s, and j ud ging from. eppeer-ence a, incapacitated
f or t he fut ure in having the privi l eg e of returni ng the Huns the compllnebt
of sending amongst t hem t he contents of his rifl." whi ch he so often did
before.
And now the LAnc e-C orpor al viII t ell his own stor y , and i t viII be noticed
that he s peaks of his ow
personal experience s, and mor e e t.;Jecially of his woun ds
and sufferings, in such a manner t ha t one not acquainted with him would imag i ne
t ha t he \188 only on a trouting expe di tion to Cochrane or FRnnyl s Pond , an d that
his woun ds were receive d by acciden tally u pping his 'thuab wit h a t oy ha mmer in