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Private William Ridley

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Given name
W
Family name
Ridley
Gender
Male
Service number
195
Conflicts
First World War, 1914–18
Fate
Killed in action (KIA)
Fate date
02 December 1916
Additional information
Last held rank
Private
Unit at embarkation
56th Battalion
Service
Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF)
Veteran Notes/Bio

Born in Wallsend, NSW,
Address and next of kin address given as Young Wallsend.
Enlistment date 11 January 1916.
Served in France.
Buried Bancourt British Cemetery in Picardie, France, in plot V, row K, grave 20. Cemetery is located 1 and 3/4 miles east of Bapaume.
Ridley's service number has been listed as 195, A195, and 195A on The A.I.F. Project database, Australian War Memorial Rollof Honour, and in the National Archives Australia database respectively.
Brother of Edward Ridley service number 1213.

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