Regimental number | 296 |
Place of birth | Sydney |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 15 Albert Street, Redfern, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Helen Ridgway, 15 Albert Street, Redfern, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 21st Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Machine Gun Company 5, Reinforcement 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/10/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Poelcapelle British Cemetery (Plot LIII, Row A, Grave No. 14), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 179 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents; John and Ellen RIDGWAY |