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