Regimental number | 64897 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Hamley Bridge, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Cousin, Arthur John Ridgway, Cooke Plains, South Australia |
Previous military service | Member for 1 year, Volunteer Rifle Club. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th General Service Reinforcements (Egypt), South Australia |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Malta on |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Embarked Sydney, 16 October 1918; disembarked Suez, 22 November 1918. Allotted to 9th Light Horse Regiment, 4 January 1919. Detached to Engineers Course, Moascar, 17 June 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Oxfordshire', 10 July 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 10 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 25 August 1919. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RIDGWAY Victor Mitton |