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. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 13/11/1915, AGED 22 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 6 INCHES TALL, 35.5 INCH CHEST, 119 LBS WEIGHT, BROWN EYES, DARK BROWN HAIR. DISCHARGED FROM THE ARMY ON 26/05/1916 WITH TUBERCULOSIS. AFTER 196 DAYS SERVICE. HE DIED ON 29/10/1916, AGED 23. BURIED AT HULL HEDON ROAD CEMETERY.
First name:
GEORGE
Military Number:
21641
Rank:
Private
Date Died
29/10/1916
Place died:
Hull (Hedon Road) Cemetery, East Yorkshire, UK
Age:
23
