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Clyde Victoria [4]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Stockport, Cheshire [4]

Carlton Victoria [3]

Manchester England [3]

Richmond Victoria [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Drayton Queensland [2]

Lancashire [2]

Lang Lang Victoria [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London England [2]

Maryborough Queensland [2]

Mount Morgan Queensland [2]

Pakenham Victoria [2]

Salters Springs South Australia [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wirrabara South Australia [2]

Yealmpton, Devon [2]

Akeley, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Akeley, Buckinghamshire [1]

All Saints, Warwickshire [1]

Aston, Cheshire [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bootle, Lancashire, England [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Broken Cross, Cheshire [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Broughton Salford Lancashire [1]

Burmarsh, Kent [1]

Burton On Trent England [1]

Caledonian, London [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Childers Queensland [1]

Cork, Ireland [1]

Cranbourne Victoria [1]

Deniliquin New South Wales [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Glebe New South Wales [1]

Goole, e.yorks [1]

Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Rank

Private [341]

Gunner [49]

Corporal [31]

Serjeant [30]

Driver [29]

Sapper [27]

Lieutenant [14]

Lance Corporal [13]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Pioneer [8]

Captain [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Bombardier [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

/ Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier Acting Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Bugler [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant (Aeroplane and Seaplane Officer) [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Major [1]

Masseuse [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Surgeon General [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [46]

Royal Engineers [44]

Army Service Corps [41]

Cheshire Regiment [39]

Labour Corps [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [27]

Lancashire Fusiliers [25]

Liverpool Regiment [23]

Manchester Regiment [21]

London Regiment [19]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

North Staffordshire Regiment [14]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Hussars [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Dragoon Guards [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

French Red Cross [3]

Indian Army [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Service

British Army [547]

Australian Imperial Force [59]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

Royal Navy [43]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

R [731]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [720]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Clyde Victoria [4] Macclesfield, Cheshire [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Stockport, Cheshire [4] Carlton Victoria [3] Manchester England [3] Richmond Victoria [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Drayton Queensland [2] Lancashire [2] Lang Lang Victoria [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London England [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] Mount Morgan Queensland [2] Pakenham Victoria [2] Salters Springs South Australia [2] Staffordshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wirrabara South Australia [2] Yealmpton, Devon [2] Akeley, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [1] Akeley, Buckinghamshire [1] All Saints, Warwickshire [1] Aston, Cheshire [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bootle, Lancashire, England [1] Bow, London [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Broken Cross, Cheshire [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Broughton Salford Lancashire [1] Burmarsh, Kent [1] Burton On Trent England [1] Caledonian, London [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Childers Queensland [1] Cork, Ireland [1] Cranbourne Victoria [1] Deniliquin New South Wales [1] Eastbourne [1] Glebe New South Wales [1] Goole, e.yorks [1] Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Hackney, London [1]

Rank

Private [341] Gunner [49] Corporal [31] Serjeant [30] Driver [29] Sapper [27] Lieutenant [14] Lance Corporal [13] Second Lieutenant [11] Pioneer [8] Captain [7] Acting Corporal [6] Bombardier [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] / Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier Acting Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Brigadier General [1] Bugler [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant (Aeroplane and Seaplane Officer) [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Major [1] Masseuse [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1] Surgeon General [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [46] Royal Engineers [44] Army Service Corps [41] Cheshire Regiment [39] Labour Corps [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [27] Lancashire Fusiliers [25] Liverpool Regiment [23] Manchester Regiment [21] London Regiment [19] Machine Gun Corps [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] North Staffordshire Regiment [14] South Lancashire Regiment [11] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Hussars [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] West Riding Regiment [8] East Lancashire Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Shropshire Light Infantry [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Dragoon Guards [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Essex Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] French Red Cross [3] Indian Army [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Service

British Army [547] Australian Imperial Force [59] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] Royal Navy [43] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

R [731] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [720] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Australia [1]

Isaac Althorp Ridgway

Born 1886

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 2nd Reinforcement 6th Battalion

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Septimus Jabez Ridgway

Born 1869

Died 1944

British Army 695 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 528562 Private Labour Corps

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Frank Herbert Ridgway

Born 1878

British Army 5045 Colour Serjeant South Wales Borderers Att. 1/Breck. Bn

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Herbert Ridgway

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 5177 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 202287 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2/4th Bn.

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Joseph Frederick Ridgway

Born 1896

Died 1961

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35972 Lieutenant (Aeroplane and Seaplane Officer) Royal Flying Corps 15 Squadron

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35972 Serjeant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35972 Lieutenant RFC 15 Squadron

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Arnold William Ridgway

Born 1886

Died 1949

British Army 2713 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 453409 Private London Regiment

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Noel Ridgway

Born 1887

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3898 Private 49th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 3898 Sergeant 49th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 3898 Private

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Charles Ridgway

Born 1880

Died 1956

British Army SE7630 Serjeant Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Charles Frederick Ridgway

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61494

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Arthur Henry Ridgway

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277696

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Robert John Ridgway

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224921

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Edward John Ridgway

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284873

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Alfred Ridgway

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 28531 South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 41190 Private Manchester Regiment 11th Battalion

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Hector Mcdonald Baden Ridgway

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140581

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Benjamin James Ridgway

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 31003 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Charles E Ridgway

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 10547 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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Harold Edwin Ridgway

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Doris Alice Ridgway

Born 1891

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force Staff Nurse Australian Army Nursing Service

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Walter Ridgway

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122842

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William James Ridgway

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228812

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