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Military service
Service number:
77967
Age:
26
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Division:
7th Bn.
Birth:
May 16, 1890
Death:
May 30, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VI. E. 26.
Additional information
Son of F. A. and Frances M. E. Ridley, of "Lohort," Priory Rd., North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Digital gallery of Private Francis Arthur Purcell Ridley
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Grave marker
The grave marker at the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens 2010) -
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground
The Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery, located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Grave Marker
Grave marker ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private Francis Arthur Purcell Ridley
Digital gallery of
Private Francis Arthur Purcell Ridley
Digital gallery of
Private Francis Arthur Purcell Ridley
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 154 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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