RIDLEY, Henry Hope
| Service Number: | 1232 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Korumburra, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Abermain, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Abermain War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cessnock Abermain Comforts Fund Pictorial Honour Roll, Cessnock Abermain Public School HR, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1232, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1232, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 1232, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1232 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Son of Thomas Ridley of John Street, Abermain, New South Wales. A miner prior to enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force, he embarked with 'D' Company from Sydney for overseas aboard HMAT Benalla (A24) on 1 May 1916. Whilst serving in France the following laudatory was placed on his record "Volunteered to accompany Sgt. O'Connor on night of 13th instant into No Man's Land and showed conspicuous gallantry. The G.O.C. desires to convey his appreciation of the fine example of courage displayed." Later transferring to the 17th Battalion, he was killed in action, aged 22.
35th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. - Service No. 1232
His brother, Lieutenant Thomas Ridley also fell.
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