We remember William Ridley

We remember William Ridley

Timeline

Timeline

1894
birth Newcastle New South Wales Australia Source:8653908 Source:8368383 1894
1916
enlistment Newcastle New South Wales Australia Source:8653909 11th January 1916
service Australian Imperial Force 195 Source:8368383
service Australian Imperial Force Private 195 35th Battalion, A Company and 56th Battalion Source:8653909
1916
death Killed in Action "..Our company were holding the line when the Germans opened up a severe bombardment, during which your son was hit. He was killed outright...Along with others, I assisted to bury him.." Pte H L Raine France Source:8653909 Source:8660929 2nd December 1916
burial Bancourt British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Bancourt east of Bapaume, Pas de Calais, France Plot 5, Row K, 20 Source:8660936

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William
Initials W
Last Name Ridley
Source 8368383
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Australian Imperial Force 195
Australian Imperial Force 195 35th Battalion, A Company and 56th Battalion Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
John RIDLEY father
Jane Ann Ridley nee Wiseman mother
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fair Brown Auburn
DateHeightSource
1916-01-11 5'6"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1916-01-11 Presbyterian - inc Church of Scotland

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Australian ANZACs from the National Archives of Australia

External Evidence

ReferenceConnected byMore information
William Ridley Leslie90642
William Ridley 195 Leslie90642
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) Leslie90642
Extract from folder of photo of grave Leslie90642
Certificate of Medical Examination Leslie90642

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