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River Leopold RIDGWAY

Regimental number1373
Place of birthKadina South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFireman
AddressNarracoorte, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Hubert Clarence Ridgway, Narracoorte, South Australia
Enlistment date29 May 1916
Rank on enlistment2nd Corporal
Unit nameRailway Unit, Section 4
AWM Embarkation Roll number15/9/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company
FateReturned to Australia 11 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death26 February 1959
Age at death69
Place of burialMurray Bridge Cemetery, South Australia

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