Jack Ryan: Aussie dies suddenly while on gap year in the UK, as friends fundraise to bring him home
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 A young Aussie gap year student who died suddenly while working in the UK has been remembered as a 'true gentleman who inspired so many', as his devastated classmates have launched a fundraiser to bring him home.
Jack Ryan, 18, was working at the Dulwich Cranbrook school in Kent, south-east England, as part of the popular Letz Live gap year program when he collapsed in the bathroom of his on-site accommodation last week.
A cause of death is still unknown and his father, Peter, is flying to the UK to find out what happened.
Mr Ryan was an accomplished cricketer and rugby player who graduated from King's School in Parramatta in Sydney's west last year.
He had accepted a place at Newcastle University to study teaching following his gap year, but was also considering settling on the Sunshine Coast to be near his family and to start a trade.
His devastated school friends have set up a GoFundMe page to 'bring him home', which has so far raised almost $40,000.
James Peters, who was Mr Ryan's housemaster at Macarthur Waddy House, described him as an 'excellent cricketer' and said he was 'always keen to serve others'.
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