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RIDLER, Samuel Thomas James

Service Number:	1036
Enlisted:	6 July 1915, Norseman, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Surrey, England, 1868
Home Town:	Norseman, Dundas, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot IV. Row B. Grave 3. Inscription: WE HAVE NOT FORGOT YOU COBBER
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Norseman District Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

6 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1036, Depot Battalion , Norseman, Western Australia
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1036, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1036, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1036, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt
17 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1036, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1036, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1036, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1036, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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