Geburtsjahr: 1892

Geburtsort: Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Land: England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Truppe: British Expeditionary Force

Rang: Private

Dienstnummer: 30714

Einheiten:  —  Devonshire Regiment, 1st Bn.  (Letzte bekannte Einheit)

Sterbedatum: 04/10/1917

Sterbeort: Polderhoek Château, Belgien

Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen

Alter: 25

British War Medal Medaille

Victory Medal Medaille

Private Arthur Stanley Riddett was part of the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment, 95th Brigade, 5th Division. His battalion took part in the Battle of Broodseinde on 4 October 1917. The 95th Brigade attacked with the 1st Devon’s and 1st Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. The 1st East Surreys were in support and the 12th Gloucesters in reserve . The objective (J17.a.3.3. – J17.c.1.6.), taking the Chateau in the wood, was successfully reached, but they encountered heavy rifle and machine gun fire from Polderhoek Chateau. They were forced to fall back to line J.16.a.5.1. – J.16.c.7.5., giving up most of Chateau Wood, but were able to keep this position despite several enemy counterattacks. Private Arthur Stanley Riddett most likely died during the retreat , which would mean he fell near Polderhoek Chateau.

1 Battalion Devonshire Regiment. (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/1579/3). Verwendete Quellen

Atkinson C.T., The Devonshire Regiment : 1914 -1918, (Exeter, Eland Brothers, 1926), p 279-281. Verwendete Quellen

McCarthy Chris, Passchendaele : The Day-by-Day account, (London, Uniform, 2018), p 108-109. Verwendete Quellen

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/830741

Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=ea598162-a42c-4007-aa3c-6442db532ff0

Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/3736544