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GEORGE RIDGE
Hull HU2 0AT
BORN FERRY BRIDGE, KNOTTINGLEY, YORKS, 07/01/1893. SECOND SON OF JOHN RIDGE & SARAH ANN JOHNSON (1871-1958) OF 54, GRANGE STREET, FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). SECOND OF EIGHT CHILDREN. SON OF A LABOURER. HE ALSO WORKED AS A LABOURER. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 6 INCHES TALL, 35.5 INCH CHEST, 119 LBS WEIGHT, BROWN EYES, DARK BROWN HAIR.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 13/11/1915, AGED 22 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS. SERVED WITH THE 11TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT (2ND HILL PALS). DISCHARGED FROM THE ARMY ON 26/05/1916 WITH TUBERCULOSIS. AFTER 196 DAYS MILITARY SERVICE.
HE DIED ON 29/10/1916, AGED 23. BURIED AT HULL HEDON ROAD CEMETERY.
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