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Christopher Mellor Ridley

Captain

Service No. Unknown

Age 25

Died on 31 October 1916

Essex Regiment

THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

Somme, France

Son of L. C. Ridley, of Redgates, Springfield, Chelmsford, and the late Walter Ridley. His brother Herbert Leslie Ridley, M.C. also fell.

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christopher mellor

I wish I had known you and had a chance to thank you for everything you gave to us who survive you.

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Remembered via Poppy Shop Somme Poppy Pin Supporter

We will remember them.

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Barry Carpenter

Thank you to all who lost their lives to save our countries. You will always be remembered.

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David Oliver

We will remember them. Today, Tomorrow, Forever.

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To a soldier of the great war. I do not know you but I would have liked to have known you. My paternal grandfather, John Elson Carpenter, s...

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Christopher was a Scoutmaster with the 3rd Chelmsford Troop and is named on the Scout Association's First World War Roll of Honour https://h...

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