Bertie "Bert" Ridley
1893 - 1918 (24 years)-
Name Bertie "Bert" Ridley [1, 2] Born 13 Feb 1893 Merstham, Surrey, England [3, 4] Gender Male Baptism or Christening 14 May 1893 St Katharine's Church, Merstham, Surrey, England [5] Occupation Engine driver (Brickfield) Residence 1901 40 Monson Road, Reigate, Surrey, England [6] Occupation 1911 Brewers Bottle Washer (Worker) Residence 1911 36 Waddon Marsh Lane, Croydon, Surrey, England Occupation 1912 Coulsdon Station, Couldson, Surrey, England [4] Cleaner Occupation 1915 [7] Engine Driver Residence 1915 25 Fountain Road, Mitcham, Surrey, England [7] Military 26 Feb 1916 [8] First Name(s):B
Last Name:Ridley
Number:12243
Unit:Royal Engineers
Series:Derby Scheme men, 13th April 1916 - 15th July 1916
Regiment:Royal Engineers
Reference:2496 / 8
Page number:106
Age:23 Years 0 Months
Height:5ft 9.5in.
Weight (pounds):133
Chest size (inches):35.5
Chest Expansion (inches):2.5
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Occupation:Traction Driver
Birthplace:Mersham
County:
Attestation date:26 February 1916
Attestation place:Croydon
Remarks:9 Anthony Rd
Notes:Derby Scheme men. Dates and recruitment centres covered are
Transcriptions ? The Surrey History TrustResidence 1917 South Norwood, Surrey, England [9] Died 3 Jan 1918 France [9, 10, 11, 12] Age: 24 Cause: Killed in Action Person ID P1620 Hamilton and Ridley family tree Last Modified 3 Jan 2018
Father Alfred George Ridley, b. 20 Feb 1864, Croydon, Surrey, England , d. 1928, Croydon, Surrey, England (Age 63 years) Relationship Birth Mother Emma Lucy Apps, b. 19 June 1867, Earlswood, Surrey, England , d. 1934, Croydon, Surrey, England (Age 66 years) Relationship Birth Married 4 Jul 1891 Church of St Matthew, Reigate, Surrey, England Photos Alfred George Ridley and Emma Lucy Ridley (Apps) Documents George Ridley Emma Apps marriage certificate (1891) Ridley family (1911 England Census) Ridley family (1901 England Census) (Page 1) Ridley family (1901 England Census) (Page 2) Family ID F341 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Annie Elmer, b. 11 Jun 1894, 16 Fountain Road, Mitcham, Surrey, England , d. Jan 1987, Croydon, Surrey, England (Age 92 years) Married 15 Nov 1915 Church of St Marks, Mitcham, Surrey, England [13] Children + 1. William Leonard Ridley, b. 6 Apr 1916, Croydon, Surrey, England , d. 1974, Camberwell, London, England (Age 57 years) [Birth] + 2. Private Photos Annie Elmer and Bertie Ridley Documents Bertie Ridley and Annie Elmer marriage certificate (1915) Last Modified 3 Jan 2015 Family ID F336 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos Bertie Ridley Annie Elmer and Bertie Ridley
Documents Bertie Ridley and Annie Elmer marriage certificate (1915) At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. Bertie Ridley death certificate (1918) Ridley family (1911 England Census) Ridley family (1901 England Census) (Page 1) Ridley family (1901 England Census) (Page 2) Bertie Ridley baptism (1893)
Headstones Bertie Ridley's headstone
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Notes - Bert Ridley page on the Lives of The First World War website:
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/3740061
- Bert Ridley page on the Lives of The First World War website:
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Sources - [S-2097899290] England & Wales Birth Index, RD: Croydon, Vol: 2A, Page: 502.
Son Albert John Ridley's birth certificate (1918) - [S-2099734593] England & Wales Marriage Index, RD: Croydon, Vol: 2A, Page: 2392.
Recorded as "Albert Ridley" on son Albert John Ridley's marriage certificate (1940). - [S-2097899290] England & Wales Birth Index, RD: Reigate, Vol: 2A, Page: 193.
- [S22] UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833-1956, (Ancestry), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Company: Records; Class: RAIL414; Piece: 608, Accessed 8 Mar 2014.
- [S-1643032298] Surrey, England, Baptisms, 1813-1912, (Ancestry), Accessed 2 Jun 2013.
1893 May 14th
Bertie
George and Emma
Ridley
Merstham
Engine-Driver - [S-2097899321] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 625; Folio: 143; Page: 33.
Birth date: abt 1893 Birth place: Redhill, Surrey, England Residence date: 1901 Residence place: Reigate, Surrey, England - [S-2099734593] England & Wales Marriage Index, RD: Croydon, Qtr: Oct, Vol: 2A, Page: 816.
- [S-1643032321] Surrey Recruitment Registers 1908-1933, (brightsolid).
- [S-2100051752] UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919, Military-Genealogy.com, comp, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - British and Irish Military Databases. The Naval and Military Press Ltd.Original data: British and Irish Military Databases. The Naval and Military Press Ltd.).
Birth date: Birth place: Mersham, Surrey, England Death date: 3 Jan 1918 Death place: France & Flanders Residence date: Residence place: South Norwood, Surrey - [S-1643032338] GRO War Death Army Other Ranks (1914 to 1921), (brightsolid), Name: RIDLEY, Bert, Unit:Royal Engineer,s Rank:Sapper, Number:158784, Year: 1918, Volume : E.2, Page: 89.
- [S-1643032337] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Accessed 28 Dec 2013.
RIDLEY, BERT
Rank:
Sapper
Service No:
158784
Date of Death:
03/01/1918
Age:
24
Regiment/Service:
Royal Engineers
24th Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Sect.
Grave Reference
XVI. H. 4.
Cemetery
VLAMERTINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY
Additional Information:
Son of George and Emma Ridley, of 26, Anthony Rd., Woodside Green; husband of Annie Ridley, of 9, Anthony Rd., Woodside Green, South Norwood, London.
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/143090/ - [S-1643032336] The War Graves Photographic Project, Accessed 28 Dec 2013.
Ridley, Bert
Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery - Ridley, Bert
Cemetery: Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery
Country: Belgium
Area: Ieper West-Vlaanderen
Rank: Sapper
Official Number: 158784
Unit: 24th Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Sect. Royal Engineers.
Force: Army
Nationality: British
Details:
Killed in an enemy air raid 3rd January 1918. Age 24. Son of George and Emma Ridley of 26 Anthony Rd. Woodside Green; husband of Annie Ridley of 9 Anthony Rd. Woodside Green South Norwood London. XVI. H. 4.
Photograph and details by volunteer/s: David Milborrow
http://twgpp.org/information.php?id=2155853 - [S-2099734593] England & Wales Marriage Index, RD: Croydon, Qtr: Oct-Nov-Dec, Vol: 2A, Page: 816.
- [S-2097899290] England & Wales Birth Index, RD: Croydon, Vol: 2A, Page: 502.