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RIDLEY, Maurice John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 639 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1917, Enlisted Townsville Queensland allocated to 10th Reinforcement’s 11th Machine Gun Company at Rifle Range Camp Brisbane on 20th February 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Ingalestone Essex England UK, 1 September 1899 |
| Home Town: | West End, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Ross River State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 12 February 1970, aged 70 years |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | City of Townsville WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 639, Enlisted Townsville Queensland allocated to 10th Reinforcement’s 11th Machine Gun Company at Rifle Range Camp Brisbane on 20th February 1917 | |
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| 21 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 639, 11th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 639, 11th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne | |
| 28 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 41st Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of 41st Bn ex 11th MGC reinforcement’s | |
| 28 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, 3rd Division Signal School UK Fovant | |
| 15 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the 42nd Battalion in the field France ex reinforcement’s 41st Bn | |
| 26 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 639, 42nd Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, Wounded in action Gassed to 49th Casualty Clearing Station France for treatment and convalescence | |
| 31 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field France ex 42nd Battalion | |
| 11 Mar 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Posted to AIF HQ London, transferred to Non Military Employment as Wireless- Telegraphy School England UK | |
| 15 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 639, 11th Machine Gun Company, Discharged 1MD Brisbane termination Period of Enlistment Medically Unfit - Gassed |
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