Service Details
Name:
 KERRIDGE
Given Name:
 JAMES WOLLIE
Initials:
 J W
Service No:
 G/15362
Rank:
 Serjeant
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Regiment:
 Middlesex Regiment
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Unit:
 21st Bn.
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Date of Death:
 1918-03-31
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Age:
 33
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds
Decorations:
 D C M, M M
Citations:
 LG Sup 21 Oct 1918 - DCM "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. As a marksman, he has accounted for many hostile snipers. On one occasion, while on a daylight patrol, he sniped two of the enemy, and succeeded in bringing in the body of one, thus securing identification. He is absolutely fearless, and his presence instills confidence in the men." MM LG Sup 19 March 1918
Additional
Information:
Husband of J. H. Kerridge, of 69, Beatrice St., Durban, Natal. Native of Kimberley, South Africa.
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Pas de Calais
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Cemetery:
 ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 XXXIII. C. 30.

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