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Ridley, M., Sgt., 1940
In Hawkinge Cemetery is the Commonwealth War Grave of 565201 Sergeant Marmaduke Ridley, serving with the Royal Air Force, who died 26/08/1940.

Simon Glancey has submitted the following:

Sgt. Ridley of 616 Squadron was killed when his Supermarine Spitfire 1a was shot down over Dover by Luftwaffe pilot Hptm. Fözö of 4./JG51. It is thought Ridley was flying either Spitfire R6758 or R6633. He had previously escaped unscathed when his Spitfire K9829 had been damaged by enemy fire over the North Sea.


More information here
The CWGC entry for Sergeant Ridley

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