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Arthur Stanley Riddett
Informationen zu Geburt
Geburtsjahr: 1892 |
Geburtsort: Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
Informationen zum Armeedienst
Land: England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
Truppe: British Expeditionary Force |
Rang: Private |
Dienstnummer: 30714 |
Einheiten: — Devonshire Regiment, 1st Bn. (Letzte bekannte Einheit) |
Informationen zu Tod
Sterbedatum: 04/10/1917 |
Sterbeort: Polderhoek Château, Belgien |
Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen |
Alter: 25 |
Gedenkstätte
Tyne Cot Memorial Tafel: 39.A |
Auszeichnungen und Orden 2
British War Medal Medaille |
Victory Medal Medaille |
Punkte von Interesse 1
#1 | Geburtsort |
Meine Geschichte
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.
Quellen 6
Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Verwendete Quellen |
C .T. Atkinson, The Devonshire Regiment : 1914 -1918, 1926, 279-281. Verwendete Quellen |
Chris McCarthy, Passchendaele : The Day-by-Day account, 2018, 108-109. Verwendete Quellen |
CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/830741/riddett,-arthur-stanley/ Verwendete Quellen |
Naval & Military Archive http://www.nmarchive.com/ Verwendete Quellen |
The Long Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/ Verwendete Quellen |