Regimental number | 29568 |
Place of birth | Glenelg South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Despatch clerk |
Address | Congdon Street, Osborne, Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M T Ridge, Congdon Street, Osborne, Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | 84th Infantry |
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Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Howitzer Brigade 118 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/136/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Divisional Ammunition Column |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 29566 Bombardier James Bligh RIDGE, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, returned to Australia, 1 June 1919; 29567 Gunner Richard Plunkett RIDGE, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, returned to Australia, 9 December 1918. |
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