249393 Pte. Michael Christopher Ryan British Army 1st Battalion Middlesex Regiment from:Buttevant, Co Cork Michael Ryan, son of Timothy and Margaret, came from Buttevant, Co.Cork Eire. He joined the British Army before 1937 joining the Middlesex Regiment, the Die Hards. He fought in defence of Hong Kong he was captured on Christmas Day 1941. He was imprisoned in Sham Shui Po camp. He was later transported by hell ship to Japan where he laboured on the docks. He survived his captivity and returned home. He died in late June 1977 at Chadwell Heath Hospital, Ilford.
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