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Sydney New South Wales [6]

Kensington, London [3]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

London England [2]

Lynton, Devon [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Barnstaple England [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Birchington, Kent, England [1]

Birdsville Queensland [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Burke South Australia [1]

Canowie South Australia [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chapeltown, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chirk, Wrexham [1]

Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

Cork, Ireland [1]

Cornwall [1]

Croydon Surrey [1]

Derby [1]

Diamondtina River Queensland [1]

Ealing, Middlesex [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Galway [1]

Glamorganshire [1]

Glenelg South Australia [1]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [1]

Heanton Punchardon [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kayuga New South Wales [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Longton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [198]

Gunner [27]

Driver [26]

Serjeant [26]

Corporal [22]

Sapper [20]

Lance Corporal [12]

Captain [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Corporal [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1]

Major [1]

Musician [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Seaman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Shoeing and Carriage Smith Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Trimmer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wheeler [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Royal Engineers [35]

Labour Corps [25]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Army Service Corps [14]

North Staffordshire Regiment [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Engineers Transport [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [330]

Royal Navy [56]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [479]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [466]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Sydney New South Wales [6] Kensington, London [3] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] London England [2] Lynton, Devon [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Albert Park Victoria [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Barnstaple England [1] Battersea, London [1] Birchington, Kent, England [1] Birdsville Queensland [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Burke South Australia [1] Canowie South Australia [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chapeltown, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chirk, Wrexham [1] Christchurch, Hampshire [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1] Cork, Ireland [1] Cornwall [1] Croydon Surrey [1] Derby [1] Diamondtina River Queensland [1] Ealing, Middlesex [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Fulham, London [1] Galway [1] Glamorganshire [1] Glenelg South Australia [1] Hartlepool, Durham, England [1] Heanton Punchardon [1] Holloway, London [1] Islington, London [1] Kayuga New South Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Longton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [198] Gunner [27] Driver [26] Serjeant [26] Corporal [22] Sapper [20] Lance Corporal [12] Captain [8] Lieutenant [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Serjeant [6] Pioneer [4] Acting Corporal [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Boy 1st class [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Corporal [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1] Major [1] Musician [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Seaman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Shoeing and Carriage Smith Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Trimmer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wheeler [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [39] Royal Engineers [35] Labour Corps [25] Machine Gun Corps [16] Army Service Corps [14] North Staffordshire Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] London Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Engineers Transport [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [330] Royal Navy [56] Australian Imperial Force [31] Canadian Expeditionary Force [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

R [479] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [466] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Leonard Ridge

Died 1917

British Army 3/10273 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 3/10273 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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George Ridge

Died 1917

British Army 6/2474 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 350532 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Gilbert Ridge

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 45691 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Stephen Ridge

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 4660 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 200640 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Peter Ridge

Died 1918

British Army 128855 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 128855 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Bob Ridge

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 4966 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Charles Edward Ridge

Died 1917

British Army 33722 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Fred Ridge

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 34312 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Ernest Ridge

Died 1919

British Army 65568 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Michael Ridge

Died 1918

British Army 4273 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Thomas William Ridge

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103419

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Joseph Lewis Ridge

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162022

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Frank Edward Ridge

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36822

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Walter Ridge

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54597

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Russell Delmore Ridge

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72249

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Patrick Ridge

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy 22485 DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 22485 Deck Hand Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS Vivid

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Edward James Ridge

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy B 3920 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3920B Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark

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F Howard Ridge

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125549

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James Ridge

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282360

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Francis Ridge

Born 1865

Died 1916

Royal Navy 11221 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 508 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS INVINCIBLE

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