We remember William Robert Ridehalgh

We remember William Robert Ridehalgh

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Timeline

Timeline

1885
birth Rawtenstall, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:9110653 1885
1890
sibling Elizabeth Ridehalgh Source:9087806 1890
1892
sibling Fred Ridehalgh Source:9110653 1892
1898
sibling Gertrude Ridehalgh Source:9110653 1898
1901
employment Slipper Scourer Rawtenstall, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:9110653 1901
1910
marriage Elizabeth Hannah Ashworth Source:9503454 1910
1911
location 5 Green Bridge South, Cowpe, Waterfoot United Kingdom other group residence address Source:9503474 1911
1913
children Fred Ridehalgh Source:9087806 1913
1913
location 5 Green Street, South Waterfoot, Rossendale United Kingdom other group residence address Source:9503474 1913
1917
dates Age 33 Source:8869637 30th November 1917
service British Army Private 358266 Liverpool Regiment Source:3737496
service British Army Private 358266 King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1/10 King's (Liverpool Regiment) Source:8869657
1917
death Killed in Action The Battalion was moved south to Cambrai to Epehy, Somme, Picardy where they suffered very heavily during the German Counter Attacks on the 30th November 1917. Epehy, Somme, Picardy, France Source:8869657 Source:9470427 30th November 1917
burial Cambrai Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Louveral. William Ridehalgh has no known grave and is commemorated on Panel 4 of the Cambrai Memorial, Louveral. France William Ridehalgh has no known grave and is commemorated on Panel 4, Stone F. Source:3737496

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Robert
Initials WR
Last Name Ridehalgh
Source 3737496
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
5 Green Bridge South, Cowpe, Waterfoot United Kingdom other group residence address known 1911
5 Green Street, South Waterfoot, Rossendale United Kingdom other group residence address known 1913
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 358266 Liverpool Regiment Private
British Army 358266 King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1/10 King's (Liverpool Regiment) Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Fred Ridehalgh son 1913
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Moses Ridehalgh father
Lydia Ridehalgh mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Fred Ridehalgh brother 1892
Gertrude Ridehalgh sister 1898
Elizabeth Ridehalgh sister 1890
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth Hannah Ashworth wife 1910
Religion
DateReligionSource
1917-11-30 Unitarian

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Ian105013
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Ian105013
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Ian105013
England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription Ian105013
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Ian105013
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Ian105013

External Evidence

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Bethlehem Unitarian Church - War Memorial Window Ian105013
Bethlehem Unitarian Church, Newchurch-in-Rossendale Ian105013
Brother - Lance Corporal Fred Ridehalgh Ian105013
Brother-in-Law. Lance Corporal Fred Ashworth Ian105013

Multimedia

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Bethlehem Unitarian Church - War Memorial Window Ian105013
BWM and Victory Medal Ian105013
1/10 King's (Liverpool Regiment) cap badge Ian105013
IWGC Cemetery Register Ian105013
IWGC Cambrai Memorial Ian105013
Medal Index Card Ian105013
Bethlehem Unitarian Church - Memorial Ian105013
Bethlehem Unitarian Church Calender Ian105013
Killed - 30th November 1917 Ian105013

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