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RIDLEY, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2186 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 March 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beverley, Western Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Wickepin, Wickepin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness (Cerebro-spinal meningitis), Government Hospital, Suez, Egypt, 19 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Suez War Memorial Cemetery Row C, Grave 39 Chaplain A.H. Longley officiated Headstone inscription reads:Though death divides fond memories ever cling, Suez War Memorial Cemetery, Suez, Suez Canal, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wickepin District Roll of Honor, Wickepin District Roll of Honour WWI, Wickepin Fallen Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2186, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2186, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2186, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George and Sarah Ridley. Brother of James Ridley of Wickepin, WA was later given as the next of kin
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal issued to his brother James Ridley