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Ernest Robert RIDLEY

Regimental number1023
Place of birthLondon, England
OccupationSeaman
AddressNaval House, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, Arthur Ridley, Buckhurst Hill, Essex, England
Enlistment date1 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name30th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 9 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll30th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 March 1919
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War service: Western Front

Embarked from Sydney, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 11 December 1915.

Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 23 June 1916.

Wounded in action, Fleurbaix, 20 July 1916 (shrapnel wound, right upper arm). Taken prisoner of war; later claimed, debriefing statement, 20 November 1918, that the wound was not dressed for 4 days. Transferred to Ingolstadt Camp, 24 December 1916; remained there until March 1917, when moved to Bayreuth; there until transferred to internment in Holland via Aachen, 1 June 1918. Arrived in England, 18 November 1918; reported to AIF Headquarters, 20 November 1918; granted leave until 20 December 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board 'Czavita', 16 March 1919; transshipped to 'Dunluce Castle' at Alexandria, 17 April 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 15 May 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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Date of death13 November 1973
Place of burialSpringvale Cemetery

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