Regimental number | 3926 |
Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Painter |
Address | 112 Chandos Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 41 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E G Ridgway, 112 Chandos Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Victoria Permanent Artillary. Discharged Time Expired. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and helen RIDGWAY |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Son: 3924 Sapper Claude Sydney RIDGWAY, 15th Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia, 21 December 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Thermistocles', 4 May 1917; disembarked Sydney, 4 July 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 1 August 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 70 |
Place of burial | Northern Suburbs Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RIDGWAY John Moss |