RIDGWAY, George Bell
| Service Number: | 6609 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1915, Rockhampton, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 16 June 1872 |
| Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia, 25 March 1940, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 6609, Rockhampton, Qld. | |
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| 15 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 6609, 6th Field Company Engineers | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 6609, 6th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 6609, 6th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 28 May 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Recommended for award on 21/10/1917 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Mrs Rachael Sarah Ridgway, East Street, Mount Morgan, Queensland
Military Medal
'Immediately after the attack on October 4th, Sapper RIDGWAY went forward with a working party to dig a communication trench over the ridge just south of Broodseinde. After assisting to place the party on the work, Sapper RIDGWAY volunteered to carry a severely wounded N.C.O. to the dressing station at Zonnebeke brick kiln, and succeeded in passing an extremely heavy barrage with his burden. Sapper RIDGWAY then returned through the barrage and was of the greatest assistance to his officer in organising the completion of the trench. Sapper RIDGWAY is an extremely valuable soldier and has frequently handled large working parties under trying conditions and obtained excellent results. His conduct has been most exemplary throughout his fifteen months service in the field.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31
Date: 7 March 1918
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