| 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 |