Ryder, Reginald (Reggie) –

Son of Nathan and Elva Ryder (nee Lamb), of 19, Harrogate Street, Wigan, Lancashire. Formerly a clerk in the Wigan Post Office. Grandson of Richard and Mary Ann Lamb, late of Blackrod, Lancashire. Killed while eating breakfast when a shell landed in his trench.

Personal details

  • Surname: Ryder
  • Forename: Reginald (Reggie)
  • Date of birth: August 21st, 1897
  • Birth place: Wigan, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Wigan, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 20
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 12th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Gunner
  • Unit: 94th Siege Battery.
  • Service number: 97750
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: December 11th, 1915 - 1915-12-11
  • Enlistment location: Wigan, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Coxyde Military Cemetery, Koksijde, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: II. G. 11.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/08/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 8e

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