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Major W J RIDGEON

Service Number: 102152
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Artillery

37 Field Regt.

Date of Death

Died 09 December 1947

Age 54 years old

Buried or commemorated at

HANOVER WAR CEMETERY

13. D. 13.

Germany

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Distinguished Conduct Medal, Military Medal
  • Additional Info Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ridgeon; husband of Effie Winifred Ridgeon, of Falmouth, Cornwall.
  • Personal Inscription IN MEMORY OF A LOVING HUSBAND AND A GOOD FATHER "PEACE, PERFECT PEACE"
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Buried or commemorated at

HANOVER WAR CEMETERY
Niedersachsen Germany
Number of casualties: 2455
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