We remember Stewart Gordon Ridley

We remember Stewart Gordon Ridley

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Timeline

Timeline

1896
birth Guisborough, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:8644666 6th July 1896
1914
service British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 12th Battalion Source:3740658 September 1914 - July 1915
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:3740658 7th August 1915
1915
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flying Officer (Observer) Royal Flying Corps Source:9463140 22nd November 1915
1916
theatres Egypt :4 Source:3740658 13th May 1916
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 17th Squadron Source:8644664
1916
death See story The Libyan Desert Egypt Source:8644664 Source:8644665 18th June 1916

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Stewart Gordon
Initials SG
Last Name Ridley
Source 3740658
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Yorkshire Regiment 12th Battalion Second Lieutenant
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps Flying Officer (Observer)
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps 17th Squadron Second Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Emily Gordon Ridley mother
Thomas William Ridley father

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Guy74824
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Guy74824
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Guy74824
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Guy74824
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Guy74824
British Royal Air Force, Officers' Service Records 1912-1920 Transcription Deborah102878

External Evidence

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IWM Memorials Register - 2LT S G RIDLEY - Battlefield Cross Yvonne27542
IWM Memorials Register - 2LT S G RIDLEY - Addition to Gravestone Yvonne27542

Multimedia

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Stewart Gordon Ridley Guy74824
press cutting about his death debbie2674
In uniform debbie2674
original battlefield cross - returned to the UK debbie2674

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