Regimental number | 184 |
Place of birth | Bena New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Orange Grove, Bena, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Violet Ayres, Orange Grove, Bena, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 9), Beaumetz-les-Cambrai, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 34 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Clara RIDLEY. Native of Bena, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Uncle: 6294 Pte Tom JONES, 3rd Bn, killed in action, 5 May 1917; Cousin: 7731 Pte Albury Fullerton JONES, 2nd Bn, died of disease, 26 March 1918. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |