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250649 Pte. Michael Christopher Ryan British Army 1st Btn. Middlesex Regiment from:Buttevant, Co Cork Michael Ryan, son of Timothy and Margaret, came from Buttevant, Co. Cork, Eire. He joined the British Army in 1937 joining the 1st Middlesex Regiment, the Die Hards. He fought in defence of Hong Kong and was captured on Christmas Day 1941. He was imprisoned in Sham Shui POW camp. He was later transported by hell ship to Japan where he laboured in the docks. He survived his captivity and was liberated in September 1945. He returned home. He died on the 30th June 1977 at Chadwell Heath Hospital, Ilford, Essex Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.