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AC1 James Charles Ryan
Royal Air Force 51 Wing
from:Dublin
(d.31st May 1940)
James Ryan was the son of Charles and Catherine Ryan of Dublin.
AC1 Ryan was attached to No.51 Wing. He was returning from Flanders on HMS Bideford when the ship was attacked by the enemy on 31st May 1940 during the evacuation of Dunkirk.
He is buried in the Kilgobbin Burial Grounds, Kilgobbin, Dublin, Ireland.