Lionel RIDGWAY

Regimental number3197
Place of birthMaryborough Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGatemaker
AddressTaylor Street, South Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinWife, Mrs Sarah Ridgway, c/o Mrs F Atkinson, Heatherington Street, Herston Estate, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date6 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name47th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/64/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 22 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 January 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal