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RIDGWAY, William Edmund
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6386 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 October 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1899 |
| Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Barman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6386, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 11 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6386, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6386, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Mary Agatha Ridgway 192 Liverpool Street, Sydney, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal