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Name: RIDLEY, Horatio James Wood
Birth Date: 14 Nov 1880 Birmingham
Death Date: 1944 Warwick
First Date: 1914
Profession: Asst. Telegraph Engineer, Telegraph Dept.
Area: Lamu
Married: In Aston, Warks. 1906 Ellen Amelia Wilkes b. 1878 Aston, d. 1955 Birmingham
Children: Ellen May (1906 Gibraltar); Margaret Josephine Edith (30 Apr 1908 Birmingham-1 Feb 1973 Hendon); Agnes Adeline (1911)
Book Reference: KAD, Red 22, Gazette, Medals
War Service: East African units
General Information:
Gazette - 12/5/15 - H.J.W. Ridley - appt. Acting Telegraph Engineer
Medals - East African Telegraph Service - Horatis [sic] J.W. Ridley, Captain
Gazette 25/11/1914 - Arrived on 1st Appointment - Asst. Telegraph Engineer - 11/11/1914
Blue Book 1914-15 appt asst. telegraph engineer 3 Oct 1914