William RIDGE

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Service Number:	2195
Enlisted:	8 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Stoke-On-Trent, England, 1885
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Engine Driver
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
Cemetery:	Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Special Memorial, Row C, Grave 127 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

8 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2195, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
16 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2195, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2195, 2nd Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Killed at Lone Pine

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Son of John and Mary Ann Ridge of 11 Cross Street, Stoke on Trent, England

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Previously served in the Royal Navy for 10 years

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