Thomas Ridge was a serving Liverpool City Police Officer who volunteered for the Commandos as part of the Police Intakes. He served with No.6 Commando and 1 Commando Brigade, final rank Sergeant. 

14 April 1945 (Acting Corporal) (No.6 Commando) wounded in Western Europe.

Post war member of the Commando Association.

Statement by Cpl. Ridge, No.6 Troop, "On entering the City of Paris I saw a huge banner stretched across one of its wide streets with the wording 'Merci Aux Liberateur' on it. 

The people I saw in the particular neighbourhood I was in always smiled at me and said 'Merci'.  On their knowing that I was an English 'Tommy' they were highly pleased and wondered why we had not already come sooner. The French brought me into some of their cafes and gave me several drinks including an ice cooled beer which I found out had cost about 4 francs. I met two members of the S.A.S. in civilian uniform who informed me that they had dropped some weeks previously over the French border near Switzerland and had made their way back to Paris and had been fed and kept in a hotel for over a fortnight without paying for anything."

1938 joined Liverpool City Police.

1939 Police Constable residing with his parents at 12 Watford Road, Liverpool.

Post war resumed his service with Liverpool City Police.

1963 Chief Inspector.

1967 Chief Superintendent, Central Division.