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John G. Ridley John G. Ridley i(A45320 works by) (a.k.a. John Gotch Ridley; J. G. Ridley)
Born: Established: 8 Sep 1896 Woollahra, Sydney Eastern Harbourside, Sydney Eastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 26 Sep 1976 Springwood, Blue Mountains, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

In 1919 John Ridley was awarded the Military Cross for his actions as a Lieutenant in the 53rd Army Battalion in World War One (at Bellicourt, 1918) . He was a Christian evangelist who co-founded the religious journal Herald of Hope, as well as establishing the Australian Institute of Evangelism (later to become the Ambassadors for Christ). Ridley was a chaplain during World War Two.

Ridley wrote many biographies of military and religious figures not associated with Australia, including For Valour!, or, The First V.C. (1940), A Heaven-Born General: 'Stonewall' Jackson (1943) and William Lamb: A Preacher and Prophet (1944). He also wrote many small books of devotional and religious instructional literature, including The Unfurled Flag and Other Gospel Messages (1927), A Letter to Converts (1943), Worthy the Lamb and Other Convention Addresses (1945) and The Deep Sweet Well of Love (1954).

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