A PROUD RECORD.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1734, 5 July 1917, Page 3

A PROUD RECORD.

There ore very £cav families in New Zealand who have sent five sons to light for King and country in the present war, but this proud record may be claimed by a Wellington lady (Mrs Rhoda Ryan). these five boys, one (Edwin John Ryan) died of wounds received in Era ace last month.' He left New Zealand with., the 15th Reinforcements, and while in France transferred to the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion, in order -to be near Ids elder brother. The eldest son (Frederick Martin Ryan) sailed with the (Sth Reinforcements Mounted liilles, served on Gallipoli, and afterwards proceeded to France. He was invalided to England suffering from shell-shock, and is now in the New Zealand Provost Corps, undergoing training for an instructor. Allot Iter son (Thomas Patrick Ryan) went with the 71 h Reinforcements, and was twice wounded during the lighting on the Somme. Walter James Ryan left New'Zealand at the age of Iti, on the staff of a troopship, and alter serving for two years in this capacity, joined up with the New Zealand Forces. " Tie .is now lying sick in an English hospital. The liftii son (Richard Ryan) left New Zealand on the •, and was on'three different transports (hat were torpedoed, lie was 15 years of age when he left New Zealand. The only remaining son is 11 years of age, and is breaking his hear! linn he cannot go away himself. "If 1 had a dozen more sons,” said Mrs Ryan, ‘T would still say to them, ‘do and do your duty!' "

Mrs Slimed, of Feilding, and lull of Foxton, ulso bus live sqim ut tin front.