Education and WWI
Ride attended three state schools in the country before being awarded a scholarship to Scotch College, Melbourne. There, he excelled in sport and won a senior government scholarship. On 14 February 1917, Ride enlisted in the AIF. Early in 1918, he joined the 38th Battalion on the Western Front. He was twice wounded, once seriously. Subsequently on 24 April 1919, he was 'invalided out' of the army.
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