Blower Thomas William Ridgeon Pte 4858454
Personnel Entry
Name Blower Thomas William Ridgeon
Army number 4858454
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth 05-Oct-19
Age 0
Unit Royal Leicestershire Regiment, No enlistment date, Trf Durham Light Infantry 18/4/1940, Posted 10th Bn DLI, Iceland, Trf Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 31/3/1943, Docs to Leicester, Posted 102 Company, Posted 101 Company 24/9/1943, Posted Western Command Static Workshop 6/11/1943, Posted 103 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Workshop 29/12/1943, Mobilisation and Holding Centre 18/2/1944, 1 Base Armament 2 Workshop 26/3/1944, Taken on strength 21st Army Group 26/3/1944, Embarked 26/11/1944, X II List 29/12/1944, X III List 13/3/1945, To Port of Embarkation 22/5/1945, Mobilisation and Holding Centre 25/5/1945, Trf Pioneer Corps 19/7/1945.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade 18-Apr-40
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Nottinghamshire 10/2/2009.
Home address Born Nottinghamshire.
Source table 10DLI