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RIDDING, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5180 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1916, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Jung Jung, Victoria, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Gunbower, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot I, Row G, Grave 35, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5180, 7th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5180, 7th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A23' Suffolk from Melbourne on 1st April 1916, disembarking Suez, Egypt 12th May 1916. Embarked on SS Ivernia from Alexandria on 21st June 1916 disembarking at Marseilles on 30th June 1916. | |
| 25 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5180, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5180 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-22 |
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