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Military service
Service number:
IA/985
Age:
24
Rank:
Temporary Major
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Gurkha Rifles
Division:
9th
Death:
December 13, 1941
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Column 307.
Additional information
Son of G. Lawton Ridout and Dorothy A. Ridout, of Toronto, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Temporary Major William Lawton Ridout
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Memorial Plaque
Memorial plaque for the Lawton family includes a dedication to Captain William Lawton Ridout. Located in St. James Cathedral (Anglican), 65 Church Street, Toronto, Ontario. -
St. James Cathedral
The Ridout memorial plaque is located inside St. James Cathedral in Toronto. The plaque is located on the south wall just through these doors. -
Memorial Stained Glass
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2415 Captain William Lawton Ridout (RMC 1934) was the son of G. Lawton Ridout and Dorothy A. Ridout, of Toronto, Ontario. He served with the Gurkha Rifles, 9th division. He was mentioned in dispatches for gallant and distinguished services in Malaya. He was killed in action on Dec 13, 1941 at 24 years of age. His name is listed on the Singapore Memorial in Singapore. -
Memorial
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2415 Captain William Lawton Ridout (RMC 1934) was the son of G. Lawton Ridout and Dorothy A. Ridout, of Toronto, Ontario. He served with the Gurkha Rifles, 9th division. He was mentioned in dispatches for gallant and distinguished services in Malaya. He was killed in action on Dec 13, 1941 at 24 years of age. His name is listed on the Singapore Memorial in Singapore. -
Memorial Doll
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2415 Captain William Lawton Ridout (RMC 1934) was the son of G. Lawton Ridout and Dorothy A. Ridout, of Toronto, Ontario. He served with the Gurkha Rifles, 9th division. He was mentioned in dispatches for gallant and distinguished services in Malaya. He was killed in action on Dec 13, 1941 at 24 years of age. His name is listed on the Singapore Memorial in Singapore. -
Photo of WILLIAM LAWTON RIDOUT
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
2415 Temporary Major William Lawton Ridout (RMC 1934) graduated from Royal Military College in 1934. He is listed on the Memorial at the Royal Military College of Canada with other ex-cadets who died in service during World War II. The Victor van der Smissen-Ridout Memorial Award is awarded, in memory of William Henry Victor van der Smissen (RMC 1914) and 2415 William Lawton Ridout (RMC 1934) to the graduating ROTP/RETP cadet deemed to stand highest morally, intellectually, and physically at the Royal Military College of Canada (based on a vote by the cadets). -
Memorial Stained Glass
2415 Temporary Major William Lawton Ridout (RMC 1934) graduated from Royal Military College in 1934. He is listed on the Memorial at the Royal Military College of Canada with other ex-cadets who died in service during World War II. Ex-cadets are also remembered in stained glass memorial windows. The Victor van der Smissen-Ridout Memorial Award is awarded, in memory of William Henry Victor van der Smissen (RMC 1914) and 2415 William Lawton Ridout (RMC 1934) to the graduating ROTP/RETP cadet deemed to stand highest morally, intellectually, and physically at the Royal Military College of Canada (based on a vote by the cadets). -
Memorial Stained Glass
Memorial window, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario -
Memorial Stair
Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario -
Memorial Arch
Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star February 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram February 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Temporary Major William Lawton Ridout
Digital gallery of
Temporary Major William Lawton Ridout
Digital gallery of
Temporary Major William Lawton Ridout
Digital gallery of
Temporary Major William Lawton Ridout
Digital gallery of
Temporary Major William Lawton Ridout
Digital gallery of
Temporary Major William Lawton Ridout
Digital gallery of
Temporary Major William Lawton Ridout
Digital gallery of
Temporary Major William Lawton Ridout
Digital gallery of
Temporary Major William Lawton Ridout
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 615 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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