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William Turner RIDDOCH

Regimental number373
Place of birthMildura Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationHorticulturist
AddressIrymple Avenue, Nichol's Point, Mildura, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, William Bruce Riddoch, Irymple Avenue, Nichol's Point, Mildura, Victoria
Enlistment date11 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name38th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/55/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 1 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialTincourt New British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row G, Grave No. 19), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
130
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Mildura Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: William and Helen (d. 30 May 1904; bu. Mildura Cemetery) RIDDOCH, Mildina, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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