History while in the forces
Sep 1914: in camp at Redmires, Sheffield1915: ditto Cannock Chase and Rippon
End of 1915: to Egypt
1916: in Big Push
01 Jul 1916: France. Wounded brought to Leeds Hospital then to Convalescent Hospital - Dewsbury
1917: now at the base in Sheffield
Aug 1918: wounds healed up. Now left hospital. Marked DIII No 2 Platoon C Company York and Lancaster, Stansfield Street Schools, Sunderland
11 Sep 1918: transferred to Army Pay Corps (Motor Transport Section) Woolwich
16 Feb 1919: to Sheffield on 28 days leave pending demobilisation
24 Feb 1919: resumed duties at the Bank
- Surname
- Ridlington
- Forename
- James Francis
- Service number
- 12760
- Rating or rank
- Private
- Regiment or Other Unit
- C Company 12th (Sheffield) York and Lancaster Regiment, British Expeditionary Force
- Branch
- Infirmary Road, Sheffield
- Date of Birth
- 25 Sep 1890
- Date of birth
- 1890
- Date of Entering Bank's Service
- 11 Feb 1908
- Date of Joining HM Forces
- 14 Sep 1914
