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Description: FRAMED MILITARY DISPLAY. LEFT COLUMN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM HAS “ROYAL CANADIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS” CAP BADGE, “CANADA” SHOULDER FLASH, “R.C.A.S.C.” SHOULDER PATCH, RIBBON BAR WITH VOLUNTEER, FRANCE AND GERMANY STAR AND 1939-1945 STAR RIBBONS, OCTAGON SHAPED GREY DOGTAG THAT READS, “M-101142 PTE GH RIDGEWAY CE CDN,” NEXT TO CIRCULAR BROWN DOGTAG THAT READS, “M- 101142 PTE GH RIDGEWAY CE CDN,” AND SHOULDER STRAP SLIDE THAT READS, R.C.A.S.C.” TOP CENTER FROM TOP TO BOTTOM HAS PHOTOGRAPH OF CORPORAL GEORGE HENRY RIDGEWAY, RECTANGLE OF BLUE GREEN FELT, DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE, MEDAL GROUPING INCLUDING LEFT TO RIGHT: VOLUNTEER MEDAL AND BAR, THE FRANCE AND GERMANY STAR, THE 1939-1945 STAR, THE DEFENSE MEDAL AND 1939-1945 WAR MEDAL. UPPER RIGHT CORNER FROM TOP TO BOTTOM HAS, CORPORAL RANK CHEVRON WITH TWO STRIPES, CANADA SHOULDER FLASH, R.C.A.S.C. SHOULDER PATCH, “ROYAL CANADIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS” SHOULDER FLASH, CIRCULAR BROWN DOGTAG THAT READS, “GH RIDGEWAY M- 101142 CE CDN,”NEXT TO OCTAGON SHAPED GREY DOGTAG THAT READS, “GH RIDGEWAY M-101142 CE CDN,” AND SHOULDER STRAP SLIDE THAT READS, “R.C.A.S.C.”

History: ACCORDING TO HIS DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE, “CORPORAL GEORGE HENRY RIDGEWAY ENROLLED IN THE NO. 13 DISTRICT DEPOT OF THE CANADIAN ARMY AT LETHBRIDGE ON APRIL 28, 1942. HE SERVED IN CANADA, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENTAL EUROPE. HE WAS DISCHARGED ON MARCH 19, 1946 AT CALGARY ALBERTA UNDER DEMOBILIZATION ROUTINE 1029 (5-C-I). HE WAS AWARDED THE 1939-1945 STAR, FRANCE AND GERMANY STAR, THE DEFENSE MEDAL, CANADIAN VOLUNTEER SERVICE MEDAL AND CLASP AND THE 1939-1945 MEDAL.” RIDGEWAY PASSED AWAY ON MAY 28, 2010 AT THE AGE OF 93 YEARS IN LETHBRIDGE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING REMEMBRANCES BY CORPORAL GEORGE HENRY RIDGEWAY, PLEASE SEE FILE P20100023001, PERMANENT FILE AND ASSOCIATED DONATION TO GALT ARCHIVES.