RIDLEY, George Wilson
| Service Number: | 67693 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 June 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW) |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 4 March 1900 |
| Home Town: | West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Sydney North Head Quarantine Station, Australia, 25 November 1918, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sydney North Head (Quarantine) Cemetery CE 4 192, North Head (Quarantine) Cemetery, North Head, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Newcastle Surf Club Life Saving Brigade Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jun 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 67693, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW) | |
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| 2 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 67693, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1918: | Embarked Private, 67693, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), HMAT Medic, Sydney | |
| 25 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 67693, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 67693 awm_unit: 26th General Service Reinforcements awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-11-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Mrs. C. Ridley, of West Maitland.
MAITLAND SOLDIER.
Succombs to Spanish Influenza.
WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.
Private George W Ridley, 18 years of age, a Maitland soldier, who succumbed to an attack of Spanish influenza at North Head yesterday afternoon, enlisted in West Maitland in the "March to Freedom" column. He was on the Medic, which transport was turned back to Australia from New Zealand when the news was received of the signing of the armistice. Private Ridley was employed as a wheeler at East Greta Colliery. The internment took place in the Quarantine Station cemetery this morning, with military honors.