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ROLL OF HONOUR. 



W. J. Norwood Ryan. 



I regret exceedingly to iufcrni you that our member Mr. W. J. 

 Norwood Ryan was killed in action in Egypt on September 5th. 

 At the outbreak of the War Mr. Ryan was in a business house in 

 London, but immediately joined an Officer's training corps and 

 finally obtained a Commission in the Dorsetshire Yeomanry ; his 

 exceedingly poor eyesight prevented his getting into the Infantry, 

 and would indeed have been a sufficient excuse for the avoidance 

 of Military duties. After a period of training he went to Galipoli 

 and first saw fighting at Sulva Baj'- ; then after short periods at 

 Imbros and Lemnos he rejoined his regiment at Cairo in time to 

 take part in the fight at Agagieh. Some three months later he 

 joined the Camel Corps and was moved to the Senusi front where 

 he was eventually reported " missing " on patrol duty ; it is now 

 known that he was killed. Mr. Rj'-an was a keen Ornithologist 

 and devoted all his holidays to that pursuit. He was a close 

 pereonal friend of mine and we did a great deal of collecting 

 together. In his letters from the front he never omitted to men- 

 tion the bii'd life that he came across. 



H. W. 



nth October 1915. 



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