Regimental number | 1438 |
Place of birth | Salters Springs South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Cooke Plains, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ada Ridgway, Cooke Plains, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 155), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr. A. and Mrs A. RIDGWAY, Wolseley, South Australia. Native of Cooke's Plains, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1439 Corporal Hugh Kelly RIDGWAY, 9th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 10 July 1919. |