243116 Pte. William Walter Daniel Ryan South African Army D Coy. 1st (Cape of Good Hope) Infantry Regiment from:Cape Town My grandfather, William Walter Daniel Ryan fought in Egypt in Jan 1916. His Regiment was decimated at Delville Wood in France and he was wounded there on 16th Jul 1916. He was evacuated to England for medical treatment, returning to his Regiment in Belgium in early 1917. He was wounded in the right arm near Frezenburg as part of the 3rd Battle of Ypres on 20th Sept 1917 and again evacuated to England for medical treatment. On his way home to Cape Town after medical discharge, their ship, Galway Castle, was torpedoed on 16th Sept 1918 and he was rescued from the Atlantic Ocean. He did eventually reach Cape Town after the war on 10th Dec 1918. Recipient of the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
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