Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Bookon Regt. (T.F.), yst. _s._ of William Ridgeway, of 83, Queen's Road, Watford, Grocer; by his wife, Millicent, dau. of J. Davis, of Watford; _b._ Watford, co. Hertford, 26 Feb. 1895; educ. Watford Grammar School; was a Clerk in the Accountant's Office, Euston Station; joined Queen Victoria's Rifles on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914; trained at Crowborough, Sussex; went to France end of Oct. 1914, and was killed in action near Wulverghem, 27 Feb. 1915; _unm._ Buried in Wulverghem Churchyard. His brother, Corpl. L. P. Ridgeway, was killed in action at Hill 60, 18 April, 1915 (see preceding notice). =RIDGLEY, THOMAS ANGUS=, Driver, No. 4/232A, No. 1 Coy., Royal Field Engineers, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, only _s._ of the late Thomas Ridgley, of Townsville, Queensland, M.B.C.M. (Edinburgh, 1881), by his wife, Phœbe (13, Warrender Park Crescent, Edinburgh), dau. of Angus Gregorson, of Oban, Argyleshire, Banker; _b._ Townsville aforesaid, 23 March, 1884; educ. George Watson's College, Edinburgh; went to the Argentine in Aug. 1906, and at the time war was declared in Aug. 1914, was managing an estancia in Entre Rios; returned to England at the end of Oct., and joined the New Zealanders; went with them to Egypt; proceeded to the Dardanelles, 25 April, 1915, and died 26 May following, of wounds received in action there; _unm._ Buried there. His Capt. wrote: "I feel I cannot pass over the death of Driver Ridgley without telling you how much we all appreciated him as a member of our company, and how keenly we feel the loss his death has caused us. He was one of our best. Though a driver he came ashore to do sapper's work. Horses being of no use here, drivers were temporarily not required, and he wanted to be of use." [Illustration: =Thomas Angus Ridgley.=] =RIDGWAY, ISAAC ALTHORP=, M.Sc., A.M.I.C.E., Lieut., 6th Battn. Australian Imperial Force, yst. _s._ of Thomas Joseph Ridgway, of Wildersmoor, Lymm, Cheshire, J.P., Registrar of Warrington County Court, by his wife, Emily, dau. of Robert Dawbarn; _b._ Lymm, 24 Aug. 1886; educ. Mostyn House School, Parkgate, Brighton College, and Victoria University; was articled as a pupil to Mr. Anthony G. Lyster, Engineer-in-Chief of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board in 1907, and in 1913 was appointed Government Engineer for Queensland in the Federal Lighthouse Service. When the European War broke out in Aug. 1914 he was in the extreme north of Queensland, and with great difficulty obtained permission to volunteer for Imperial service with the Commonwealth Imperial Force. He was given a commission in the 6th Battn. in Dec.; left for Egypt, Jan.; went to the Dardanelles, April, 1915, and died at sea 12 May following, from wounds received in action during the advance on Krithia on the 8th; _unm._ Letters from the Gen., and many officers, speak of his great courage and wonderful bravery, and of his power with the men, and state how greatly his death was deplored by one and all. He became M.Sc. in 1910, and A.M.I.C.E. in 1911, and was a member of several Engineering and Geological Societies both at home and abroad. [Illustration: =Isaac Althorp Ridgway.=] =RIGBY, ERNEST=, Corpl., No. 28519. R.E. Motor Cyclists, 3rd Signal Coy., attd. 15th Hussars, yr. _s._ of John Rigby, of Greenheys, Aigburth, Liverpool, Cotton Broker, by his late wife, Janie, dau. of the late I. Powell, of Liverpool; _b._ 17 Nov. 1888; educ. Liverpool College High School; was established in business in London as a Merchant; but volunteered his services as a motor scout and express rider, 5 Aug., the day following the declaration of war; went to France early in Sept.; proceeded to the firing line, 15 Oct., attd. to the A Squadron, 15th Hussars, and was killed in action at Veldoek, near Ypres, 12 Nov. following, being shot through the heart; _unm._ Buried there in the garden of a ruined chateau. He wrote only three days before that his commanding officer had offered him a commission. The Sergt.-Major of A Squadron, 15th Hussars, who first announced his death wrote offering the sympathy of the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men, and added: "He had won the esteem of us all by his pluck, unassuming manner, and the happy knack he had of overcoming every hardship with a smile, and he died as he had lived through the campaign, bravely, for whenever or whatever danger threatened he was always a volunteer, and had done splendid work as a cyclist on many an occasion." [Illustration: =Ernest Rigby.=] =RIGG, JOHN=, Private, No. 12821, 2nd Battn. Coldstream Guards, eldest _s._ of George Rigg, of Milford Lodge, Cloghans Hill, Tuam, and Race Park, Headford, co. Galway, Clog Block Manufacturer, by his wife, Martha Ann, dau. of Richard Blackburn; _b._ Outgate, Hawkeshead, co. Lancaster, 25 July, 1887; educ. Hawkeshead School and privately; was a Clog Block maker; enlisted 18 Sept. 1914; went to the Front, 7 April, 1915; was mortally wounded at Cambrin, 11 July, 1915, by a shell while on sentry duty, and died in No. 3 British Military Hospital, Le Treport, France, 9 Aug. following; _unm._ He was buried in the British Military Cemetery, Le Treport. Capt. Byng Hopwood wrote to a friend: "I went on to the second battn. yesterday and inquired about Private John Rigg. He was in the trenches with his company at Cambrin and was on sentry, when a German shell exploded in the trench, killing two of his comrades and seriously wounding him. I know those trenches well, and in some places you are only 15 yards from the Germans. Rigg was popular with his comrades and always did his duty willingly and well. I wish there were more like him." [Illustration: =John Rigg.=] =RIGGALL, EDWARD GORDON=, Flight Lieut. Royal Naval Air Service, 2nd _s._ of Frederick William Riggall, J.P., Mayor of Grimsby (1895-6), Partner in the firm of Dickinson, Riggall & Davy, Louth, Grimsby & Brigg, Auctioneers; _b._ Grimsby, 21 Aug. 1895; educ. Humberstone Foundation School, Old Clee (1904-12); and on leaving there was apprenticed to an Aeronautical Engineer and Aeroplane Manufacturer. He obtained his pilot's certificate from the Royal Aero Club, and after the outbreak of war was gazetted Sub-Lieut, R.N.A.S., 18 Aug. 1914, and promoted Lieut. (for good work), 1 Jan. 1915. He flew over the English Channel from Dover to Calais on an aero biplane, 11 Feb. following; was commended for a daring reconnaissance over the Belgian littoral, made during a great storm in Jan., and for a flight over Zeebrugge on 12 Feb., when bombs were dropped which damaged the German Submarine works and power house, and took part in the great raid by the combined French and British Air Fleet of 48 aeroplanes on Ostend and district, 16 Feb. From this he did not return, and after exhaustive enquiries the Admiralty reported that he had been shot down and killed while returning from this exploit. He was captain of his school, and had passed the senior Cambridge Local Examination with honours and with matriculation exemption. [Illu |