Regimental number | 1999 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | Wimmera Street, Stawell, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, J Ridgewell, Wimmera Street, Stawell, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1679 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Stated to be Roy Herbert Ridgewell on NR |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row S, Grave No. 30), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 54 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | SPELT RIDGWELL. Parents: John and Jane RIDGWELL. Native of Nhill, Victoria |