Noel (Bluey) RIDGWAY

RIDGWAY, Noel

Service Number: 3898
Enlisted: 14 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 49th Infantry Battalion
Born: Southampton, England, 10 July 1887
Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Ipswich Grammar School
Occupation: Commercial Traveller
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 29 years
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)
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World War 1 Service

14 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3898, Brisbane, Queensland
31 Jan 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3898, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
31 Jan 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3898, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane
6 Sep 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 49th Infantry Battalion
7 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3898, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines

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