Private Joseph Ridgway
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1889-04-30
Place of birth: Manchester England
Next of kin: Miss M.Brickhill (Half Sister,) 9 Ainsdale St., West Gorton, Manchester, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Lumberman
Occupation (normalized): Logger (General)
Address:
Cranbrook, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Bois-Carre British Cemetery, IV. B. 13.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 703920
Highest Rank:
Private
(102nd Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 102nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack South West of Thelus
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 618344
LAC ID:
602013
Service file: B8270-S033
Uploader's Notes: From CVWM - Step-brother of Mr. (sic) M. Brickhill, of 22, Ainsdale St., West Gorton, Manchester, England.
Uploader's Research notes:
102nd Battalion Nominal Roll
Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-04-15