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Stephen Ridley

In memory of:

Company Sergeant Major Stephen Ridley

August 29, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

55696

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

19th Bn.

Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Additional Information

Born:

December 13, 1892

Native of England. Son of Stephen and Katherine Ridley, of 11, Close Avenue, Galt, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 491 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LIGNY-ST. FLOCHEL BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. F. 12.

Location:

Ligny-St.Flochel is a village about 6.5 kilometres east of St.Pol on the main road to Arras. The distance from Ligny-St. Flochel to Arras is approximately 24 kilometres. The Ligny-St.Flochel British Cemetery is situated to the south of the village on the east side of the road to the village of Averdoingt.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of STEPHEN RIDLEY– From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of STEPHEN RIDLEY
    Photo of STEPHEN RIDLEY – From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Galt War Memorial– The Cambridge (Galt) War Memorial, Queen's Square, Cambridge, Ontario. Circa 1930. Frances Loring and William Lyon Somerville. Inscribed:"TO THEM ALL HONOUR / GUARD YE THEIR VICTORY / 1914-1918 / 1939-1945 / 1950-1953."

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    Galt War Memorial
    Galt War Memorial – The Cambridge (Galt) War Memorial, Queen's Square, Cambridge, Ontario. Circa 1930. Frances Loring and William Lyon Somerville. Inscribed:"TO THEM ALL HONOUR / GUARD YE THEIR VICTORY / 1914-1918 / 1939-1945 / 1950-1953."
  • Close-up of Galt War Memorial– Detail of the Cambridge (Galt) War Memorial.

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    Close-up of Galt War Memorial
    Close-up of Galt War Memorial – Detail of the Cambridge (Galt) War Memorial.
  • Photo of Stephen Ridley– In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of Stephen Ridley
    Photo of Stephen Ridley – In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Waterloo Memorial Booklet– In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Waterloo Memorial Booklet
    Waterloo Memorial Booklet – In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy Wilf Schofield, England.

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy Wilf Schofield, England.

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